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SES 0938099 Mobilizing in the Context of Uncertainty: Social Movement Organizations and their Role in Nanotechnology Kelli Pribble Victor Valley College International Relations Graduate Mentor Cassandra Engeman Faculty Advisor Barbara Herr Harthorn

SES 0938099 Social Movement Organizations (SMOs)

SES 0938099 Research Questions • How do SMOs understand, communicate, and mobilize around nanotechnology related issues? • How do audience or goals vary by issue? • Expand SMO Database

SES 0938099 Building a database Find Code Catalog Annotate Organize

SES 0938099 Goals • Government Regulation • Consumer Product labeling • More EHS research • Government Target • Industry • Public Tactics • Publications i.e. white papers and frameworks • Campaigns and petitions • Collaborations and dialogue

SES 0938099 What is the purpose of the database? • Qualitative and Quantitative data • Develop case studies within chosen spectrum Pro-Nano Neutral Anti-Nano Precautionary Invest in nano Increase dialogue Principle

SES 0938099 Comparison of SMOs Organization Goal Target Action Results Friends of Earth Moratorium/ Australian Press Releases, Movement Australia Product Parliament Campaigns and against labeling demonstrations sunscreens NanoCap Critically NGOS, Trades Conferences, Nanovirtualium understand Unions and seminars and assess Universities Dialogue and Nano Statements Foresight Advance Science Publications, Roadmap Institute beneficial Nano Community Projects and funding

SES 0938099 Comparison of SMOs Organization Goal Target Action Results Friends of Earth Moratorium/ Australian Press Releases, Movement Australia Product Parliament Campaigns and against labeling demonstrations sunscreens NanoCap Critically NGOS, Trades Conferences, Nanovirtualium understand Unions and seminars Higher and assess Universities participation Nano within dialogue Foresight Advance Science Publications, Roadmap Institute beneficial Nano Community Projects and funding

SES 0938099 Comparison of SMOs Organization Goal Target Action Results Friends of Earth Moratorium/ Australian Press Releases, Movement Australia Product Parliament Campaigns and against labeling demonstrations sunscreens NanoCap Critically NGOS, Trades Conferences, Nanovirtualium understand Unions and seminars Higher and assess Universities participation Nano within dialogue Foresight Advance Science Publications, Roadmap Institute beneficial Nano Community Projects and funding

SES 0938099 Conclusions Regulation Research Development

SES 0938099 Future Research • Continue compilation of the database • Code for keywords such as titanium dioxide, and carbon nanotubes. • Quantify issues and identify peak time periods

SES 0938099 Thank you! We also thank undergraduate interns William Reynolds and Eddie Triste and summer research intern Hannah Cruz for contributing to our SMO database and conducting online research of organizations. This work is supported by the NSF under the Coop. Agreement SES 0531184 and SES This work is supported by the NSF under the Coop. Agreement SES 0531184 and SES 0938099 093809 to the CNS at UCSB. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations to the CNS at UCSB. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not views of the National Science Foundation. necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.