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Studies of phenomena such as clinical trials usually focus on either the mechanisms involved in conducting or regulating operations at the global level, or ethical issues concerning the exploitation of individuals at the local level. In Pharmaceutical Research, Democracy and Conspiracy, Edison Bicudo examines the connections between global and loca
List of contents
Introduction; Part One Global Trials in Medical Institutions; Chapter 1 Infrastructure: The Indirect Privatization of Hospitals; Chapter 2 Payments: Global Trials and Local Agreements; Chapter 3 Care: The Global Need for global Trials; Part Two Global Trials in the Geographical Space; Chapter 4 Communication: The Collective Design of Clinical Protocols; Chapter 5 Globalization: Clinical Trials and International Hierarchies; Chapter 6 Hope: The Symbolic Dimension of Global Trials; conclusion Conclusion;
About the author
As a researcher, Edison Bicudo developed several studies in Brazilian institutions, exploring the fields of sociology, geography, politics and cultural studies. In his personal projects, he has been interested in health technologies and their impacts on the organization of society and geographical space. His previous studies focused on the production of medicines (Master�€�s Degree at the University of São Paulo, Brazil) and the biotechnological activities conducted in the European Union (Master�€�s Degree at the University Paris 1, France). In his PhD study, ethics committees and the international clinical trials sponsored by pharmaceutical companies are focused on. Drawing attention to the situations of South Africa and Brazil, Edison looks at ethics committees as institutions promoting several ideological blends. The author�€�s main theoretical framework is the theory of communicative action proposed by German sociologist Jürgen Habermas, as well as the geographical theory formulated by Brazilian geographer Milton Santos.
Summary
Studies of phenomena such as clinical trials usually focus on either the mechanisms involved in conducting or regulating operations at the global level, or ethical issues concerning the exploitation of individuals at the local level. In Pharmaceutical Research, Democracy and Conspiracy, Edison Bicudo examines the connections between global and loca
