Article ID: CBB000953577

Biomedical Conventions and Regulatory Objectivity: A Few Introductory Remarks (2009)

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Cambrosio, Alberto (Author)
Keating, Peter (Author)
Schlich, Thomas (Author)
Weisz, George M. (Author)


Social Studies of Science
Volume: 39
Pages: 651--664


Publication Date: 2009
Edition Details: Introduction to a Special Issue
Language: English

This special issue of Social Studies of Science centers on the topic of regulation in medicine and, in particular, on the notion of regulatory objectivity, defined as a new form of objectivity in biomedicine that generates conventions and norms through concerted programs of action based on the use of a variety of systems for the collective production of evidence. The papers in the special issue suggest ways in which the notion of regulatory objectivity can be tested, extended, revised, or superseded by more appropriate notions. They insist on the need to examine more closely clinical-therapeutic (and not just clinical-research) activities, and to pay more attention to the activities of regulatory agencies such as the US Food and Drug Administration and to standard-setting organizations. They call attention to the professional and organizational activities surrounding the mobilization of conventions for regulating clinical practices. Finally, they provide material that can help us to think about how analytical notions such as regulatory objectivity may or may not inform interventionist research projects.

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Includes Series Articles

Article Moreira, Tiago; May, Carl; Bond, John (2009) Regulatory Objectivity in Action: Mild Cognitive Impairment and the Collective Production of Uncertainty. Social Studies of Science (p. 664). unapi

Article Rabeharisoa, Vololona; Bourret, Pascale (2009) Staging and Weighting Evidence in Biomedicine: Comparing Clinical Practices in Cancer Genetics and Psychiatric Genetics. Social Studies of Science (p. 691). unapi

Article Hogle, Linda F. (2009) Pragmatic Objectivity and the Standardization of Engineered Tissues. Social Studies of Science (p. 717). unapi

Article Castel, Patrick (2009) What's Behind a Guideline? Authority, Competition and Collaboration in the French Oncology Sector. Social Studies of Science (p. 743). unapi

Article Zuiderent-Jerak, Teun (2009) Competition in the Wild: Reconfiguring Healthcare Markets. Social Studies of Science (p. 765). unapi

Article Thévenot, Laurent (2009) Postscript to the Special Issue: Governing Life by Standards: A View from Engagements. Social Studies of Science (p. 793). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Hess, Volker
Gaudillière, Jean-Paul
Matthieu Mondou
Winickoff, David E
Yildirim, Nuran
Winkler, Peter
Concepts
Legislative and administrative regulations
Standards and standardization
Medicine and government
Pharmacy
Medicine and politics
Biomedical technology
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
21st century
Places
United States
Austria
Great Britain
Singapore
Valencia (Spain)
Turkey
Institutions
International Organization for Standardization
United States. Food and Drug Administration
American Medical Association
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