AO: This 2009 co-authored article offers a “research in progress” report by the different authors seeking to bring about conversation about how social cultural anthropology (dis)
AO: The analysts note the following key ideas emerging from the work:
Ethics happen in practice;
Ethical situations
AO: The analysts argue that every contributor should be able to draw the project into new and original directions and that the project should continually shift because of its
Peter Galison looks a the collaborative practices of microphysicists to develop his theory of "trading zones". Read more
AO: This group thinks of how to move away from connections as understood in terms of the functional requirements of capitalism or an integrated world system. They note: “that is
AO: in this case study, the analysts are concerned with the ethics of data sharing, and the development of policies and guidelines to support practice.Read more
AO: Analysts do not provide a “right answer” at the end of their fictitious stories, highlighting their assumption that there is not one right way to tackle the ethics
AO: In intro: Global North (former European colonial powers and their North American successors) and global South (formerly colonized world). The analysts note interestingly that
AO: The analysts note that public medical research is under threat from particular economic and political interests. They also note public-private partnerships that emphasize...Read more
AO: the analysts argued for three levels of debate and action: individual, institutional and structural (page 15). They argue that ethical challenges arise from
AO: The technology is less of the focus within the stories although they talk about bringing in of equipment, riding around in land rovers, etc.Read more
Abstract: There are three components to boundary objects as outlined in the original 1989 article. Interpretive flexibility, the structure of informatic and work
process needs and arrangements, and, finally, the dynamic between illstructured
and more tailored uses of the objects. Much of...Read more