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1. Barcoding Nature

   Shifting Taxonomic Practices in an Age of Biodiversity Loss

   By Claire Waterton, Rebecca Ellis, Brian Wynne

   Series: Genetics and Society

   This book is based on six years of ethnographic research and documentary analysis carried out by the authors on changing contemporary practices in the identification and the classification of natural species. It assumes from the outset that the practices of knowing nature observed cannot be...

   To Be Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
2. Rationality and Ritual

   Participation and Exclusion in Nuclear Decision-making, 2nd Edition

   By Brian Wynne

   Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

   In Rationality and Ritual, internationally renowned expert Brian Wynne offers a profound analysis of science and technology policymaking. By focusing on an episode of major importance in Britain's nuclear history – the Windscale Inquiry, a public hearing about the future of fuel reprocessing&...

   Published December 7th 2010 by Routledge
3. The Precautionary Principle in the 20th Century

   Late Lessons from Early Warnings

   Edited by Paul Harremoes, David Gee, Malcom MacGarvin, Andy Stirling, Jane Keys, Brian Wynne, Sofia Guedes Vaz

   The precautionary principle is widely seen as fundamental to successful policies for sustainability. It has been cited in international courts and trade disputes between the USA and the EU, and invoked in a growing range of political debates. Understanding what it can and cannot achieve is...

   Published February 28th 2002 by Routledge