| ID | 127780 |
| Title Proper | Role of discourse of techno-nationalism and social entrepreneurship in the process of development of new technology |
| Other Title Information | a case study of stem cell research and therapy in Iran |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Miremadi, Tahereh |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper discusses the role of social entrepreneurship and the discourse of techno-nationalism in defining national selfhood in contemporary Iran. To examine the issue, this paper develops an in-depth case study of the development of stem cell research, and shows how an alliance between the leaders of the scientific community and Iran's politico-religious authority contributed to building technological capacity in the field of stem cell research in the first decade of the twenty-first century. The paper also highlights how the preliminary success of stem cell research, along with other knowledge-intensive technologies, has created a shared feeling of national pride and has served as the material base for the contemporary discourse of techno-nationalism. The paper concludes with the notion that the techno-nationalist discourse has the inherent potential to unwittingly help to redefine the dichotomy between Iran and the West in such a way that it becomes less antagonistic, should other factors permit. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.1; January 2014: p.1-20 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol.47, No.1; January 2014: p.1-20 |
| Key Words | Social Entrepreneurship ; Iran ; Contemporary Iran ; Techno-Nationalism ; Disease ; Stem Cell - Disease ; Political Authority ; Religious Authority ; Genetic Research ; Techno-Nationalist Discourse ; Contemporary Discourse ; Medical Alliance ; Parkinson's Disease ; Alzheimer's, Disease ; Cancer Disease ; Controversy Human Embryonic Stem Cells - CHESC ; Medical Development |