In recent years, states and non-governmental organizations have expressed concern about the humanitarian consequences of the category of technologies labelled ‘explosive weapons’, particularly in relation to their use in populated areas. This article seeks to outline the magnitude of these...

In recent years, governments around the world have spent significant amounts of money researching, developing and deploying new technology for their security forces. This article seeks to further the understanding of these so-called `technologies of political control', by exploring three...

This paper explores the complexity of public/private identities in the emerging global economies of gene sequence mapping and analysis. In so doing we seek to offer a less over-determined acccount of what it means to describe institutional actors as either 'public' or 'private'. Instead, these...

This article considers how threats, risks, and benefits associated with research are defined in contemporary policy debates. Specifically, it examines what has become known as the ‘dual-use potential’ of life science research findings and techniques. Focus is given to the emerging dominant...

Recent years have seen the introduction of a wide range of weapons for police forces around the world intended to minimise injuries incurred in officer-public encounters. In 1996, police forces in England and Wales began trials of CS incapacitant sprays. This article reviews the claims and...