In this thesis, I draw on a co-productionist reading of “soft law” as both an epistemic and normative governance device that reconciles imperatives to innovate for the public good with imperatives to protect it in politically legitimate ways. I investigate and compare the making of "soft law" instruments for the governance of emerging neuro-technologies in the US, EU, and OECD, and reveal considerable differences in the way political communities constitute norms and principles for the governance of emerging technologies.     «

In this thesis, I draw on a co-productionist reading of “soft law” as both an epistemic and normative governance device that reconciles imperatives to innovate for the public good with imperatives to protect it in politically legitimate ways. I investigate and compare the making of "soft law" instruments for the governance of emerging neuro-technologies in the US, EU, and OECD, and reveal considerable differences in the way political communities constitute norms and principles for the governance...     »