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Zhang on Social Uptake of Sustainability

Speaking at the 3rd Global China Dialogue at the British Academy last Friday, Dr Joy Zhang argued that ‘sustainable sustainability’ depends not only on sound economic calculation, but also on healthy and fair social relations. There is both a temporal and a spatial dimension to … Continue reading

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To ‘insure’ a good life? Reflections on ChinaReproTech conference

Dr Joy Zhang recently attended the ChinaReproTech conference organised by the Reproductive Sociology Research Group at Cambridge. A most intriguing theme related to the governance of scientific accountability in China was the twin discourses on ‘insurance’ and ‘assurance’. Both papers … Continue reading

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First Phase Fieldwork Complete!

GSA-China’s first phase of data collection in China is now complete. The research focus has been on how scientific accountability has been problematised and responded to in China. Thanks to NGOs staff, bioethicists and government administrators who have provided invaluable … Continue reading

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New Publication on the ‘Credibility Paradox’ in China’s Science Communication

In contrast to debates on China’s rising status as a global scientific power, issues of China’s science communication remain under-explored. As part of the GSA-China project, Dr. Joy Zhang conducted 21 in-depth interviews in 3 cities and examined Chinese scientists’ … Continue reading

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Tribute to Ulrich Beck Talk in Paris

Dr Joy Zhang is invited to give a talk at the Collège d’études mondiales‘ annual seminar, ‘Social Sciences at the Age of Second Modernity’, this coming Monday. This event is a tribute to Ulrich Beck. Zhang’s talk, Cosmopolitan Communities and … Continue reading

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ChinaRepro Tech Workshop at Cambridge

In early March, Dr Joy Zhang attended the ChinaRepro Tech Workshop organised by the Reproductive Sociology Research Group at Cambridge University. The workshop kicked off with small group discussions on two manuscripts: Good Quality: The Routinization of Sperm Banking in … Continue reading

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Ouest-France interview on China’s law enforcement

China’s poor enforcement of legal and ethical regulations has repeatedly been highlighted by many studies as a major hurdle both to the responsible application of new bio-technologies in China and to sustaining public confidence in life science research globally. Recently … Continue reading

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An Exciting Start to GSA-China!

GSA-China officially kicked off on 19th January 2015 and there is already a fascinating data set to analyse! Currently the PI, Joy Zhang, is working with the Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) to systematically re-examine a … Continue reading

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