Science and technology studies, biodiversity, synthetic biology, publics and public issues in science, open science
- 2014. Making common sense of vaccines: an example of discussing the recombinant attenuated salmonella vaccine with the public. NanoEthics. 8: 179-185. doi: 10.1007/s11569-014-0198-6
- 2013. DIYbio: Making things and making futures. Futures : The journal of policy, planning and futures studies. 48: 65-73. doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2013.02.004
- 2013. Plug and play: Synthetic biology and the dream of engineering life. Futures : The journal of policy, planning and futures studies. 48: 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.futures.2013.02.005
- 2013. Designing de novo. Interdisciplinary debates in synthetic biology. Journal of Systems and Synthetic Biology. 7: 41-50. doi: 10.1007/s11693-013-9106-6
- 2013. Plug and play: synthetic biology and the dream of engineering biology. Futures : The journal of policy, planning and futures studies. 48: 1-4.
- 2012. EL DEBATE: Super-ordenadores, evolución y “la basura” de la vida: ¿Cómo pueden los estudios sociales de la ciencia contribuir a un desarrollo más reflexivo de la biología sintética y de sistemas? CTS Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia Tecnología y Sociedad. 8.
- 2012. 'Our strength is diversity': imaginaries of nature and community in a Brazilian social movement. International Journal of Sustainable Development. 15: 353-373. doi: 10.1504/IJSD.2012.050032
- 2012. Imagining High-Tech Bodies: Science Fiction and the Ethics of Enhancement. Science communication. 34: 200-240. doi: 10.1177/1075547011408928
- 2012. Super-Computers, Evolution and the Fabrication of Life: How can Science and Technology Studies (STS) Contribute to More Reflexive Developments in Systems and Synthetic Biology? International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD). 3 (2): 11-24. doi: 1947-8402
- 2011. Public engagement coming of age: From theory to practice in STS encounters with nanotechnology. Public Understanding of Science. 20: 826-845. doi: 10.1177/0963662510363054
- 2011. Imagining high-tech bodies: Science fiction and the ethics of enhancement (published online). Science communication. Published 2011-06-28. doi: 10.1177/1075547011408928
- 2011. Public engagement coming of age: From theory to practice in STS encounters with nanotechnology. Public Understanding of Science.
- 2010. Activist trust: The diffusion of green expertise in a Brazilian landscape. Public Understanding of Science. 19: 562-577. doi: 10.1177/0963662508098578
- 2010. ¿Democratizar la Ciencia? Diálogo, reflexividad y apertura. CTS Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia Tecnología y Sociedad. 5.
- 2010. Looking North and South: Ideals and realities of inclusive environmental governance. Geoforum. 41: 144-153. doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.09.008
- 2010. Who or What is 'The Public'? Nature Nanotechnology. 5: 757-758.
- 2008. Opening Up for Participation in Agro-Biodiversity Conservation: The Expert-Lay Interplay in a Brazilian Social Movement. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 21: 559-577. doi: 10.1007/s10806-008-9117-6
- 2009. Towards inclusive environmental governance : a study of the expert-lay interplay in a Brazilian socialmovement.
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Publications (selected)
Delgado, A. and Rodriguez-Giralt, I. 2014. Creole interferences: a conflict over biodiversity and ownership in the South of Brazil. In Medina, E., Ivan da Costa Marques and Christina Holmes (editors). Beyond Imported Magic: Studying Science and Technology in Latin America. MIT Press, Inside Technology Series. Cambridge, MA. Pp. 331-349
Delgado, A., Strand, R., Funtowicz, S., and Dankel, D. (2013) “Plug and Play: Synthetic Biology and the Dream of Engineering Biology”. Editorial: Special Issue on Synthetic Biology. Futures, the Journal of Policy, Planning and Future Studies 48: 1-4
Delgado, A. (2013) “DIYbio: Making Things and Making Futures . Special Issue on Synthetic Biology. Futures, the Journal of Policy, Planning and Future Studies 48: 65-73
Delgado, A. and Porcar, M. (2013) “Designing de Novo. Interdisciplinary Debates in Synthetic Biology” Journal of Systems and Synthetic Biology 7 (1-2): 41-50.
Delgado, A., S. Funtowicz, Dankel, D.J. (2012). "Super-computers, Evolution and the Fabrication of Life: How Can Science and Technology Studies (STS) Contribute to More Reflexive Developments in Systems and Synthetic Biology?" International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development 3:(2) 12-24
Delgado, A. & Rommetveit, K. (2012) “Our strength is Diversity”: Imaginaries of Nature and Community in a Brazilian Social Movement" International Journal of Sustainable Development 15(4) 353-373.
Delgado, A., Rommetveit, K., Barceló, M., and Lemkow, L. (2012) "Imagining High-Tech Bodies: Science Fiction and the Ethics of Enhancement" Science Communication 34(2):200-240
Delgado, A., Kjølberg, K. and Wickson, F. (2011). “Public Engagement Coming of Age: From Theory to Practice in STS Encounters with Nanotechnology” Public Understanding of Science 20(6): 829-845
Wickson, F; Delgado, A., and Kjølberg, K. (2010). "Who or What is the Public?", Nature Nanotechnology 5: 757–758
Delgado, A (2010) Democratizar la Ciencia? Dialogo, Apertura y Participación”. Revista Iberoamericana de Ciencia Technología y Sociedad 15(5):1-15
Delgado, A.(2010): "Activist Trust: the Diffusion of Green Expertise in a Brazilian Landscape". Public Understanding of Science(19):5, 562-578
Delgado, A. & R. Strand. (2009) "Looking North and South: Ideals and Realities of Inclusive Environmental Governance?" Geoforum 41 (1): 144-153.
Delgado, A. (2008) "Opening Up For Participation in Agro-biodiversity Conservation: the Expert-Lay Interplay in a Brazilian Social Movement?" Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 21(6), s. 559-577
Book:
Delgado, A. (Forthcoming, 2014) Technoscientific Governance: Citizenship and the Ethics of Emerging Technologies. Introductory chapter in Delgado, A (Ed). Technoscience and Citizenship: ethics and governance in the digital society. Springer series on Law, Ethics and Technology.
Thesis:
Delgado, A. 2009: "Toward Inclusive Environmental Governance: A Study of the Expert-Lay interplay in a Brazilian Social Movement", printed by the University of Bergen.
Ana Delgado's research falls mainly within environmental issues, the dynamics of public formation, and emerging technologies. Her latest research focuses on the digitalisation of biology, particularly on the epistemic and political dimensions of computer-based designs in synthetic biology.
Current projects
Reponsibility as an integral component of digital research practices in bio and nanotechnology. Research Council of Norway. 239002/O30 (PI)
SYNENERGENE. Responsible Research and Innovation in Synthetic Biology. European Commission. 321488
Previous projects:
Reflexive Systems Biology: Towards an Appreciation of Biological, Scientific and Ethical Complexity. Research Council of Norway.
Technolife. A Transdisciplinary approach to the Emerging CHallenges of NOvel technologies: Lifeworld and Imaginaries in Foresight and Ethics. European Commission
Nanoplat: A Deliberative Platform for Nanotechnologies. European Commission.
Interdisciplinary Studies of Ethical and Societal Implications of Nanotechnology. Research Council of Norway