{"product_id":"the-social-life-of-standards-ethnographic-methods-for-local-engagement-hardback-9780774865210","title":"The Social Life of Standards; Ethnographic Methods for Local Engagement (Hardback) 9780774865210","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Social Life of Standards\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEthnographic Methods for Local Engagement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJanice E. Graham (Edited by), Christina Holmes (Edited by), Fiona McDonald (Edited by), Regna Darnell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774865210\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 April 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages, 2 b\u0026amp;w illus, 2 maps, 5 charts\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandards. We apply them, uphold them, or fail to meet them. But how do they get made? Through twelve ethnographic case studies,\u003cem\u003e The Social Life of Standards\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how standards – political and technical tools for organizing society – are developed, applied, subverted, contested, and reassembled by local communities interacting with norms often created by others. Contributors explore standards at work across different countries and contexts, such as Ebola biomedical safety precautions in Senegal, Colombian farmers contesting politicized seed regulations, and the application of Indigenous standards to Canadian environmental assessments. They emphasize the uncomfortable fit between the inconsistent implementation of standards in the real world and the non-negotiable criteria presupposed by external forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Social Life of Standards\u003c\/em\u003e provides support for a reflexive process that involves local engagement. Ultimately, the goal should be to reach a balance between evidence-based science and the social contexts that can inform more useful and appropriate standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Social Life of Standards: Anthropological Ecologies \/ \u003cem\u003eJanice E. Graham, Christina Holmes, Fiona McDonald, and Regna Darnell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Making Standards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Making Standards in Science: The Imperfect Case of the European Bank for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (EBiSC) \/ \u003cem\u003eShawn H.E. Harmon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 \"A Lab of One's Own\": Entangled Measures and the Challenges of Redefining Standard-Lab Practice in Academic Context \/ \u003cem\u003eUdo Krautwurst\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 When Are Standards Necessary in the Lab? Standards as Gateway or Barrier to Innovation in Proteomics \/ \u003cem\u003eChristina Holmes, Fiona McDonald, and Mavis Jones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Subverting Standards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Doing Science in an Emergency: Challenging Clinical Trial Standards and Producing Care \/ \u003cem\u003eFrédéric Le Marcis, Daouda Sissoko, Xavier Anglaret, and Denis Malvy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 The Social Life of Emergency Standards: Twenty-One Days of Ebola Biosafety Precautions for Contact Cases in Senegal \/ \u003cem\u003eAlice Desclaux\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Check Your Denominator: Geographic Mapping, Activism, and the Standardization of Sexual Risk \/ \u003cem\u003eRobert Lorway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Contesting Standards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Contesting Seed Standards: The Red De Semillas Libres in Colombia \/ \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Fitting, Laura Gutiérrez Escobar, and Tamara Wattnem\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Sick Cows and Politicized Standards: The Construction of Farmer Resistance to Testing for Bovine Tuberculosis \/ \u003cem\u003eJane Jenkins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 4: Reassembling Standards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Unsettling Standards: Indigenous Peoples and Child Welfare \/ \u003cem\u003eL. Jane McMillan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 When the Bough Breaks: Balancing Heritage, Forestry, and Unsustainable Standards in Algonquin Provincial Park \/ \u003cem\u003eIan Puppe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 Standing Our Ground: Putting Indigenous Standards to Work in Environmental Assessment \/ \u003cem\u003eCraig Candler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 Negotiating Good Development: Standards for Consultation \/ \u003cem\u003eDean Jacobs, Regna Darnell, and Gerald P. McKinley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Articulating Better Standards: A Lifecycle Approach to Progressive Engagement \/ \u003cem\u003eJanice Graham\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531137315096,"sku":"9780774865210","price":55.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-social-life-of-standards-ethnographic-methods-for-local-engagement-hardback-9780774865210","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}