The Cosmopolitanization of Science

Focussing on China's stem cell research, this book investigates how, over the last decade, Chinese scientists, ethicists and policy-makers have developed a cosmopolitan sensibility in comprehending and responding to ethical and regulatory concerns.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Note on Transliteration Cosmopolitanization and China's Stem Cell Research: An Introduction Regulatory Framework and Early Administrative Rationales Research Motivations for Stem Cell Research Emerging Reflexivity in Transnational Communication Tizhi Wenti I: The Social Organization of Stem Cell Research Tizhi Wenti II: Governance on Research Funding and Performance Evaluation Stem Cell Therapy and the Governance of Uncertainty Conclusion Notes Bibliography