CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Songer, Stephanie Ann |
|---|---|
| Title | Policy As Discourse: Analysis of Problem Representations in Policies on Human Genome Editing |
| Summary | Recent developments in human genome editing (HGE) have precipitated a boom in scientific interest and policy recommendations for national and international governance frameworks for HGE. Due to the significant moral and ethical implications of HGE policies, there is benefit in assessing the extent to which the representations of problems in HGE policies are able to create appropriate solutions, and how this can inform future policymaking. This thesis uses Bacchi’s (2009) “What’s the Problem Represented to be?” approach to analyze national and international HGE policies as discourse. It argues that problem representations in existing HGE policies are able to capture the most pressing issues and propose solutions to them within the constraints of relevant institutional factors. However, HGE policies would benefit from expanding upon the ways in which institutions and assumed knowledges and assumptions shape policymaking and whether these influences should be reexamined. |
| Supervisor | Sándor, Judit |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/songer_stephanie.pdf |
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