Dear colleagues,
<br>
<br>Apologies for cross-posting.
<br>
<br>We are pleased to invite you to submit a paper proposal to our Open
<br>Panel at the EASST/4S Conference in Prague, 18-21 August 2020:
<br>
<br>*#70* *Governing reproductive bio-economies: policy frameworks, ethics
<br>and economics *
<br>
<br>**
<br>
<br>Convenors:
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<br>Nicky Hudson, De Montfort University
<br>
<br>Cathy Herbrand, De Montfort University
<br>
<br>Vincenzo Pavone, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas/Spanish
<br>National Research Council
<br>
<br>Reproductive bio-economies, i.e. economies that are built around
<br>reproductive tissues, cells and processes, are largely consolidated
<br>economies, which have seen considerable growth in terms of treatment
<br>cycles, technologies, revenues, actors, and countries. Since the first
<br>IVF birth, reproductive bio-economies have expanded to include a range
<br>of stakeholders including: clinics, legal firms, donors and surrogates,
<br>intermediaries and agencies, gamete and embryo banks, investment funds,
<br>research institutions and public health care systems, in a global
<br>network worth billions of Euros. Amidst this expansion, questions about
<br>the policy and governance of reproductive bio-economies become a matter
<br>of considerable interest.
<br>
<br>A consideration of regulatory systems that govern reproductive
<br>technologies raises questions about how bio-economies emerge within
<br>different national and supranational contexts, how and if they challenge
<br>existing governance arrangements and how existing or new policy
<br>frameworks contribute to their re/shaping. An exploration of the
<br>regulation of reproductive bio-economies allows for improved
<br>understanding of how “moral regimes directed towards reproductive
<br>behaviours and practices are fully entangled with political economic
<br>processes” (Morgan & Roberts 2012), and allows consideration to be given
<br>to the distribution of actors and affects within different moral
<br>frameworks and regulatory formations.
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<br>This panel therefore welcomes contributions on:
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<br>-Policy actors, configurations and policy change in the context of
<br>reproductive bio-economies
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<br>-Interactions of public policy with private medicine
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<br>-Local/global medical regulation
<br>
<br>-Questions of quality and safety, conflicts of interest and informed consent
<br>
<br>-The regulation of different valuation practices and commercial actors
<br>
<br>-Questions of under or over regulation
<br>
<br>Submission:
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<br>The deadline for paper submissions is 29 February 2020.
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<br>Abstracts must be made via the online form that can be found by logging
<br>in with your 4S/EASST credentials here:
<br>https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/ssss/prague20/
<br>
<br>After you log in, please click the link ‘Submit a New Proposal’, then
<br>‘Papers for Open Panels’. Scroll down through the list of open panels
<br>until you find *#70* *Governing reproductive bio-economies: policy
<br>frameworks, ethics and economics. *Click the panel title and enter the
<br>information about your paper.
<br>
<br>Submissions should include:
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<br> * A paper title (150 words maximum) - type the title as you would
<br>like it to appear in the Program. Please Use Title Case (that is,
<br>capitalise the first letter of each word).
<br>
<br> * An abstract of 250 words maximum.
<br>
<br> * From the drop-down box you must select at least one descriptor
<br>that best matches your area of STS scholarship.
<br>
<br>Please direct any inquiries to nhudson@dmu.ac.uk
<br>, cathy.herbrand@dmu.ac.uk
<br> and vincenzo.pavone@csic.es
<br>
<br>
<br>We look forward to hearing from you.
<br>
<br>Nicky, Cathy and Vincenzo.
<br>
<br>
<br>--
<br>Vincenzo Pavone
<br>Director
<br>Institute of Public Goods and Policies (IPP)
<br>Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
<br>Calle Albasanz 26-28, 28037 Madrid (Spain)
<br>vincenzo.pavone@csic.es | T: +34 916022351
<br>https://unboundingsts.wordpress.com/
<br>https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Vincenzo_Pavone3
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