Edison Bicudo

Pharmaceutical Research, Democracy and Conspiracy (eBook, PDF)

International Clinical Trials in Local Medical Institutions

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Produktbeschreibung

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 local scales, exploring how it is possible for social actors as different as global companies and patients of local hospitals to come together and establish social relationships that may last many years. He identifies the implications of these global-local relationships for the financial, technical and cultural structures of the participating hospitals. His study draws on fieldwork conducted in five countries: the UK, Spain, France, Brazil and South Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317081371
• Artikelnr.: 49350820

Autorenporträt

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 Jÿrgen Habermas, as well as the geographical theory formulated by Brazilian geographer Milton Santos.