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Wuhan Workshop: Scientific Risk and Public Communication

Posted on January 18, 2017 by yz203

Scientific Risk and Public Communication Workshop 25-26 March (Saturday-Sunday), 2017 Venue: International Academic Exchange Center (IAEC), Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, China Being a leading sponsor and beneficiary of life science research, the strategic importance of accountable governance … Continue reading →

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GM Debates with Chinese Characteristics?

Posted on December 22, 2016 by yz203

Dr. Joy Zhang recently contributed to the China Policy Institute Analysis (CPI: Analysis) blog at the University of Nottingham. In this piece, Dr Zhang highlighted the similarities of public scepticism towards GM food between China and European countries. She argued that … Continue reading →

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Zhang on Social Uptake of Sustainability

Posted on December 8, 2016 by yz203

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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Research Assistant Vacancy

Posted on October 7, 2016 by yz203

The School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research have an exciting opportunity for a Research Assistant to join their team to assist Dr Joy Zhang’s project “Governing Accountability in China’s Life Sciences”. You will play a key role in … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 13, 2015 by yz203

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!

Posted on October 12, 2015 by yz203

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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‘Contested Symbiosis’ – Dr Zhang on State-NGO relations in China

Posted on September 17, 2015 by yz203

NGOs are a key component in a civil society to ensure the state’s delivery of accountable governance. Yet the Chinese government’s new draft regulations on NGOs seems to put the survival of civil groups in an authoritarian system in a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 25, 2015 by yz203

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

Posted on May 15, 2015 by yz203

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

Posted on May 15, 2015 by yz203

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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