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Regulatory brokerage: competitive advantage and regulation in the field of regenerative medicine
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posted on 2023-06-12, 09:06 authored by Margaret Sleeboom-FaulknerMargaret Sleeboom-FaulknerThis article concerns the roles of entrepreneurial scientists in the co-production of life science research and regulation. Regulatory brokerage, defined as a mode of strategic planning and as the negotiation of regulation based on comparative advantage and competition, is expressed in scientific activities that take advantage of regulatory difference. This article is based on social science research in Japan, Thailand, India and the UK. Using five cases related to Japan’s international activities in the field of regenerative medicine, I argue that, driven by competitive advantage, regulatory brokerage at lower levels of managerial organization and governance is emulated at higher levels. In addition, as regulatory brokerage affects the creation of regulation at national, bilateral and global levels, new regulation may be based on competition in regulatory advantage rather than on ethical and scientific values. I argue that regulatory brokerage as the basis for regulatory reform bypasses issues that need to be decided by a broader public. More space is needed for international and political debate about the socio-political consequences of the global diversity of regulation in the field of the life sciences.
Funding
European Research Council; 283219
Bionetworking in Asia - International collaboration, exchange, and responsible innovation in the life sciences; G0750; ESRC-ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL; ES/I018107/1
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Social Studies of ScienceISSN
0306-3127Publisher
SAGE PublicationsExternal DOI
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3Volume
49Page range
355-380Department affiliated with
- Anthropology Publications
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2019-05-15First Open Access (FOA) Date
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2019-05-13Usage metrics
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