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Reconsidering Antarctic Bioprospecting through Territorialities of Science, Property, and Governance

Davis, Jason Michael
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299535648

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Geography.
Antarctic formations of science, property, and governance complicate how the commercial use of genetic and biochemical data derived from biota (bioprospecting) might be managed there. Antarctic science should be cooperative, but patents that arise from bioprospecting could generate competition. If Antarctica is perceived as a global commons, exclusive rights to its resources could threaten that status. The peaceful governance of Antarctica is based on the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, but its authority could be threatened by other groups seeking to govern over this new activity. This dissertation explores these issues through two territorial approaches: one focused on the hierarchical bureaucracy of Antarctica and another focused on alternative geographical imaginaries of the continent. While there has been a great deal of concentration on states and the Antarctic Treaty System, this study reveals that careful reconsideration of geographical imaginaries can present alternate solutions.
Becky Mansfield (Advisor)
Mat Coleman (Committee Member)
Nancy Ettlinger (Committee Member)
228 p.
Geography
Antarctica; Antarctic; polar; Geography; science policy; property; governance; territory; geopolitics; bioprospecting

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  • Davis, J. M. (2011). Reconsidering Antarctic Bioprospecting through Territorialities of Science, Property, and Governance [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299535648

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Jason. Reconsidering Antarctic Bioprospecting through Territorialities of Science, Property, and Governance. 2011. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299535648.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Jason. "Reconsidering Antarctic Bioprospecting through Territorialities of Science, Property, and Governance." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1299535648

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