LamprouMemo32

Memo 32 Chapter Summaries Introduction: “There is plenty of room at the Bottom” Feynman 1959 The introduction will contain my main argument and how theoretically I am going to support it, which theoretical school I am going to follow, and a summary of what is going to follow later in this book. Chapter 1: Allotropes of Carbon: A short history of nanotechnology development and policy making. Nanotechnology is a relatively new technoscientific field but is getting a lot of attention. Most of the western countries are spending huge amount of money in the development of the field. Although there is lack of policies and standards both for the development of the field and for preventing and addressing the health and environmental risks. Chapter 2: Allotropes of People: Lay People in EU and the US The chapter explorer what were the first attempts of the lay people to participate in the development of regulation in EU and the US the role of public participation in nanotech policy and standards development. Chapter 3: Allotropes of People: Experts in EU and the US The chapter explores the role of experts from academia, industry and government in the first attempt of nanotech policy and standards development. Chapter 4: Allotropes of Places: Workshops in EU The chapter explores how experts and lay people come together to discuss about policy and standards development in public spheres’ like contexts created by the EU government. Chapter 5: Allotropes of Places: Panels in the US The chapter explores how experts and lay people come together to discuss about policy and standards development in public spheres’ like contexts created by the US government with the creation of private not-for profit organizations. Chapter 6: Allotropes of Places: Meetings in Geneva In a global reality harmonization processes are necessary. This chapter explores the harmonization efforts in a neutral place like Geneva. How the different cultures come together or confront each other in those procedures. Chapter 7: Buckminsterfullerene [The Allotrope]: The Construction of the Standard-the Common Language The concluding chapter analyses the development of the harmonize standards. The standards define and disciple the way we live and act. The chapter addresses the issue of whose definition and whose way of living the harmonize standards follow.
 * Title: Allotropes of Policy Making: Public Participation and Standards development in the Case of Nanotechnology **