Reyes Galindo, Luis 2017. Molecular detector (non)technology in Mexico. Science, Technology & Human Values 42 (1) , pp. 86-115. 10.1177/0162243916664993 |
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Abstract
This paper discusses the introduction of fraudulent “molecular detector” (non)technology into Mexico. The case is used to argue that contemporary science and technology studies’ approaches to scientific policy-making make basic assumptions about the societies they operate in that are inconsistent with the Mexican context. This paper also argues that contrary to what happens in the so-called Global North, the relative power of Mexican science in government and policy circles is as much limited by its relatively weak position as much as it is by self-censorship and unrealized impact in the country’s fragile democracy. The case is also used to highlight the necessity for more politically involved scientific institutions in Mexico, as these become critical safeguards against incoming destabilizing technologies from more powerful nations into the local “peripheral” context.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Social Sciences (Includes Criminology and Education) |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | engagement, intervention, expertise, justice, inequality, protest, politics, power, governance |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
ISSN: | 0162-2439 |
Funders: | British Academy |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 2 September 2016 |
Date of Acceptance: | 22 August 2016 |
Last Modified: | 28 Nov 2024 04:30 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/94134 |
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