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Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a global market engaging a variety of local moral economies where the construction of the demand–supply relationship takes different forms through the operation of the politics of value. This paper analyzes how the market–culture relationship works in different settings, showing how power and resources determine what value will, or will not, accrue from that relationship. A commodity's potential economic value can only be realized through the operation of the market if its cultural status is seen to be legitimate. At the same time, local moral economies and their associated social orders are potentially susceptible to the destabilizing implications of new commodities. The formal or informal organization of power relationships in the market–culture interaction can enable potential value to become manifest and tangible over time or block its path. The interaction is steered through national institutional sources of cultural authority embedded in state and religion, where the visible contest in the politics of value is conducted. Increasingly, that interaction finds its expression in transnational institutions of governance where the struggle for control of the cultural agenda reflects the global nature of the ART market.

Drawing on a Gramscian understanding of hegemony and the role of intellectuals, the paper examines the contribution of British academics to the politics of Brexit. Why and how did they fail to predict the scale of the challenge to the European Union manifest in the Leave vote of the referendum? Mainly supportive of the hegemony of the European Union and its vision of social progress, social scientists have propagated a view of normality which legitimizes that hegemony through the interpretation of its cultural opposition as irrational, emotional and populist. While the cultural tensions driving the Leave victory have been extensively documented, the implications of this long-standing divide for the UK state, the party system and democratic citizenship have received only limited attention from university intellectuals. In their commitment to the European Union hegemony, they have interpreted the cultural challenge in ways likely only to increase its strength.

Examines the emergent field of genetics in the context of its political ramifications not only within the arena of medicine, but also in society as a whole. Media coverage, cultural value shifts, industrial development, ethical debates, & policy change constitute the main issues of concern in the article, & their interrelationship with genetics & biopolitics is addressed. The need for policy change due to developments in this scientific field is discussed at great length. The interconnectedness of medicine, civil society, & the state is extrapolated upon by the author. Public perception of genetic developments is especially highlighted. The author additionally details reasons for public wariness &/or enthusiasm for genetic developments. The article concludes with a look at the possible future of genetics & biopolitics & hints at ways individuals in the public, political, & medical communities could work together to better deal with the needs brought on by this multifaceted field. 11 References. A. Simms-Clark

Der Verfasser fragt nach dem Verhältnis von Medizin und Biopolitik. Er betrachtet die Position der medizinischen Profession gegenüber der Biopolitik der Gesundheit mit Skepsis und fragt nach den Implikationen, die sich aus dem Wissen im Bereich der Genetik für die etablierte Beziehung zwischen Medizin, Zivilgesellschaft und Staat ergeben. Der Verfasser kommt zu dem Schluss, dass sich aufgrund der systemischen Einbettung der Medizin die Revolution auf dem Gebiet der Biotechnologie des Menschen nicht in einer neuen Form der Biopolitik niederschlagen wird. Hier werden Kontinuitäten gegenüber Tendenzen des Wandels die Oberhand behalten. (ICE)

In the wake of the events at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, the Harold Shipman case and numerous other examples of doctor malpractice assiduously pursued by an attentive media, medical regulation is now fully politicised. In the context of the raft of policies produced in response to this situation, and in the light of international experience, this article analyses the system power play which will determine by and for whom regulation is organised. In so doing, the analysis considers the impact of the rise of the active citizen/consumer, the decline of medical authority, the internal organisation of the medical profession, and the delicate position of the state as guardian of the public interest. The article concludes by reviewing the political criteria necessary for a sustainable solution.