Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-349-69190-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 311 g

Reihe: Health, Technology and Society

This book provides a unique and innovative perspective on the controversial phenomenon of ‘stem cell tourism’. A growing number of patients are embarking on stem cell treatments that are clinically unproven and yet available in clinics and hospitals around the world. The authors offer a cutting-edge multi-dimensional perspective on this complex and rapidly changing phenomenon, including an analysis of the experiences of those who have undertaken or have contemplated undertaking a stem cell treatment, as well as examination of the views of those who undertake research or advise on or provide stem cell treatments. Developing the concept of ‘the political economy of hope’, and referencing case studies of the stem cell treatment market in China, Germany, and Australia, this book argues for a reframing of ‘stem cell tourism’ to understand why patients and families pursue these treatments and whether authorities’ concerns are justified and whether their responses are appropriate and proportionate to the alleged risks.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petersen, Alan

Munsie, Megan

Brophy, Jane

Tanner, Claire

MacGregor, Casimir

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Gesundheitssoziologie, Medizinsoziologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Stem Cell Tourism in Context 2. ‘Choice’, Hope and Stem Cell Treatments 3. Managing Hope 4. Hopeful Journeys of Stem Cell Tourists 5. Exploiting Stem Cell Hopes in Germany 6. Selling Hope in China 7. Hope ‘at Home’8. Reframing ‘Stem Cell Tourism’

Über Autor(innen)

Alan Petersen is Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. 
Megan Munsie is a stem cell scientist in the Australian Research Council-funded Stem Cells Australia initiative at The University of Melbourne. 
Claire Tanner is Lecturer of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.
Casimir MacGregor is Research Fellow in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. 
Jane Brophy is a PhD candidate in Sociology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.