From Ethical Review to Responsible Research and Innovation

Foreword

The third volume of this set of books continues with the reflection initiated on responsible research and innovation (RRI). Several aspects make it different from the previous two. Firstly, it presents several case studies: research projects, an inclusive assessment for the evaluation of controversial technologies to sociopolitical experiences recruiting up to 126 European citizens to evaluate whether research on the brain should be promoted or avoided. Offering a strong philosophical consideration (both political and moral philosophy), it provides one of the most comprehensive descriptions to date of works on RRI¹. Project GREAT is considered to be one of the most highly theoretical projects among those funded to compile good practices with regard to RRI across the world and to outline guidelines and indicators. This work is therefore favorable toward human and social sciences (HSS) since few philosophical works focus on this new concept. This series has attempted to convene major philosophers working on RRI following a variety of approaches expected to be as broad as possible.

This volume follows an analytical philosophical perspective and has attempted to structure RRI secondary research fields since they already proceed with a critical view or defend under different formulations the way it is briefly stated in research policy documents.

The structure chosen, which is also an originality of the book, directly reflects responsibility, much like the famous phenomenological ...