02200 a2200361 4500 1317302222 20250317111556.0 250312042016GB 14 eng 9781317302223 Taylor & Francis GBP 49.99 BB 01 eng RB thema PHVG thema TBN thema RND thema JPP thema RB bic PHVG bic TBN bic RND bic JPP bic BUS072000 bisac NAT010000 bisac POL044000 bisac 303.483 bisac Evan Michelson Assessing the Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies Anticipatory governance in practice 1 Oxford Routledge 20160512 242 p A growing problem of interest in the field of science and technology policy is that the next generation of innovations is arriving at an accelerating rate, and the governance system is struggling to catch up. Current approaches and institutions for effective technology assessment are ill suited and poorly designed to proactively address the multidimensional, interconnected societal impacts of science and technology advancements that are already taking place and expected to continue over the course of the 21st century. This book offers tangible insights into the strategies deployed by well-known, high-profile organizations involved in anticipating the various societal and policy implications of nanotechnology and synthetic biology. It focuses predominantly on an examination of the practices adopted by the often-cited and uniquely positioned Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies in the United States, as well as being informed by comparisons with a range of institutions also interested in embedding forward-looking perspectives in their respective area of innovation. The book lays out one of the first actionable roadmaps that other interested stakeholders can follow when working toward institutionalizing anticipatory governance practices throughout the policymaking process. 3673 3673