Identity in a Technological Society

Public Affairs and Administration ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8358-7.ch113 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 2187-2208

Author(s):

Marc A. Saner ◽

Jeremy Geelen

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Emerging Technologies ◽

Social Implications ◽

Human Identity ◽

Adaptive Regulation ◽

Policy Perspective ◽

Technological Society ◽

Policy Context

This chapter provides a framework for the Technoself that distinguishes six different processes by which emerging technologies may affect human identity. From a public policy perspective, one of these processes, the radical physical alteration of human bodies, is of prime interest. The authors discuss various technological approaches – the alterations of genes, brains, and bodies - in relation to human identity and argue for the need for a governance dialogue over their social implications. We situate these developments in the policy context and develop the governance case for communication, adaptive regulation, and societal preparedness as means to regain control of our Technoselves.

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Identity in a Technological Society

Handbook of Research on Technoself ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-2211-1.ch037 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 720-741

Author(s):

Marc A. Saner ◽

Jeremy Geelen

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Emerging Technologies ◽

Social Implications ◽

Human Identity ◽

Adaptive Regulation ◽

Policy Perspective ◽

Technological Society ◽

Policy Context

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Global Tobacco Control Advocacy, Towards Post-2015: An Evaluation of Challenges, Analysis Within the Public Policy Context, and Recommendations Moving Forward

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2513670 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Evan Victor Goldstein

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Tobacco Control ◽

The Public ◽

Policy Context

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Climate scientists set the bar of proof too high

Climatic Change ◽

10.1007/s10584-021-03061-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 165 (3-4) ◽

Author(s):

Elisabeth A. Lloyd ◽

Naomi Oreskes ◽

Sonia I. Seneviratne ◽

Edward J. Larson

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

Public Communication ◽

Central Question ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Intergovernmental Panel ◽

Policy Makers ◽

The Public ◽

Standard Of Proof ◽

Policy Context ◽

Standards Of Proof

AbstractStandards of proof for attributing real world events/damage to global warming should be the same as in clinical or environmental lawsuits, argue Lloyd et al. The central question that we raise is effective communication. How can climate scientists best and effectively communicate their findings to crucial non-expert audiences, including public policy makers and civil society? To address this question, we look at the mismatch between what courts require and what climate scientists are setting as a bar of proof. Our first point is that scientists typically demand too much of themselves in terms of evidence, in comparison with the level of evidence required in a legal, regulatory, or public policy context. Our second point is to recommend that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommend more prominently the use of the category “more likely than not” as a level of proof in their reports, as this corresponds to the standard of proof most frequently required in civil court rooms. This has also implications for public policy and the public communication of climate evidence.

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The Governance of the European Union: A New Institutionalist Approach

Journal of Public Policy ◽

10.1017/s0143814x0000115x ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 351-380 ◽

Cited By ~ 120

Author(s):

Simon J. Bulmer

Keyword(s):

Public Policy ◽

European Union ◽

International Relations ◽

European Integration ◽

European Community ◽

Historical Institutionalism ◽

System Level ◽

The European Union ◽

Comparative Public Policy ◽

Policy Perspective

ABSTRACTThe analysis of European integration has tended to use a toolkit drawn from international relations. But since the revival of integration in the mid-1980s, the governance of the European Community and European Union has increasingly come to resemble that of a multi-tiered state. Accordingly, this article analyzes the governance of the European Union from a comparative public policy perspective. Using new or historical institutionalism, three levels are considered. In the first part, attention is focused on the EU's institutions and the available instruments of governance. The second part examines the analysis of governance at the policy-specific or sub-system level, and puts forward an approach based on governance regimes. The final part considers the institutional roots of the persistent, regulatory character of governance in the European Union.

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