Books by Theo Papaioannou
International Development in a Changing World introduces key issues, debates and ideas about deve... more International Development in a Changing World introduces key issues, debates and ideas about development in the 21st century. Uniquely interweaving international relations and development studies, the authorial team examines the contested concepts of poverty, inequality and livelihood, and the emergence of 'new powers' that will affect the architecture of international development. Themes of power and agency, history and scale, integrate the many stories of development covered in the book; they highlight development as a complex process of change and interaction between people as well as between people and institutions, including governments and non-governmental organizations. Interdisciplinary in character, the book incorporates theories and tools from across the social sciences to provide a more holistic understanding of the social, economic and political transformations involved than most textbooks in the field can offer. Chapters are designed to inform policy and practice, moving from the theoretical to look closely, using a series of case studies, at the deliberate actions of people to improve their livelihoods, communities and societies.
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New Perspectives in International Development focuses on the latest thinking in the field, moving... more New Perspectives in International Development focuses on the latest thinking in the field, moving the debate into areas such as the connection between security, conflict, and development, managing energy crises, the impact of environmental and climate change, and the role that technology can play in alleviating these challenges. The book explores the theme of development as a process of change; as historical transformation in relation to contested sites of power; it considers how human agency can affect change and the different scales, from the local to the transnational, at which change can occur. The interaction between these threads highlights the complex processes involved in international development that cannot be understood in isolation. Writers bring their own theoretical and empirical tools from social sciences including geography, politics, economics and environmental science. Chapters move from the theoretical to include case studies, placing theory in the context of the deliberate actions of people to improve their lives. The book concludes by suggesting possible ways forward to link development theories, models and practices.
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This book offers a new radical reading of Hayek in the 21st century. It investigates the moral di... more This book offers a new radical reading of Hayek in the 21st century. It investigates the moral dimension of his political theory, arguing that it is based on the methodological implications of an epistemologically founded concept of morality. This concept is about the recognition and respect of the natural limits of human knowledge. The moral dimension of Hayek's theory consists of the process of spontaneity and evolution. This process excludes but also requires substantive politics. The moral exclusion of substantive politics undermines freedom and equality in the market, relativising commutative justice and legitimating the minimal state only from the point of view of its legality. Therefore, such politics is also required for preserving and maintaining the market institutions in terms of liberalism. This dualism is due to the fact that, despite Hayek's neo-liberal rhetoric, the process of spontaneity and evolution cannot by itself be safeguarded against coercion, inequality and injustice.
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Nozick’s Anarchy, State and Utopia is still very much influential today among right-wing libertar... more Nozick’s Anarchy, State and Utopia is still very much influential today among right-wing libertarians who are either engaged in the current debate of distributive justice or work in new areas of bioethics and governance of technological innovation and development. Therefore, it is important to revisit this early politico-theoretical project, seeking better understanding. That is what this book does: it critically reflects on Nozick’s libertarianism, drawing attention to its foundation and formation. The argument is twofold: first it is maintained that the libertarian dimension of Nozick’s political theory consists of the idea of absolute individual rights, formed upon the premises of full self-ownership and moral inviolability of persons; secondly, it is pointed out that both premises are problematical not just because, as many authors have so far shown, they are indifferent towards basic freedoms and welfare consequences, but, above all, because they are abstracted from any epistemological principle of self-realisation. Only in the context of self-realisation the role of society and external resources in self-ownership can be recognised. This implies that self-ownership is always partial and never full. Only partial self-ownership can be reconciled with equality of resources and welfare. Due to its problematical foundation and formation, Nozick’s libertarianism is fundamentally implausible.
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Does the state still frame debates about new technology? Can policy-makers ensure the benefits of... more Does the state still frame debates about new technology? Can policy-makers ensure the benefits of health developments through genomics while still satisfying the expectations of society and the economic imperatives? In this critique of the new governance agenda for research and innovation in life sciences, the authors discuss the world-wide policy decisions needed, with particular reference to genomics. They suggest the many facets of policy and could be treated as a government–governance continuum, where different aspects of genomics may sit at different points, and co-exist. Their findings offer valuable insights for the future and will help promote a global solution to this problem.
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Genomics, society and policy, May 15, 2012
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International Journal of Law in Context, Feb 14, 2012
This interesting book explores ethical issues of human genetic databases, otherwise known as biob... more This interesting book explores ethical issues of human genetic databases, otherwise known as biobanks, across Europe and North America. Its author, Bernice Elger, provides a detailed account of existing guidelines of health data collection and biomedical research. Most issues of controversy concern consent, confidentiality, access to genetic databanks, feedback to participants and benefit
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Innovation has the potential to address a number of development challenges such as combating pove... more Innovation has the potential to address a number of development challenges such as combating poverty and delivering health services, but all too often technological progress has failed to consider the needs of the poor, and has actually served to increase inequalities, rather than sharing out the benefits of new technologies and economic growth. Inclusive Innovation for Development outlines a theory of justice in innovation, arguing that principles of equity, recognition and participation can guide the direction of contemporary innovation systems towards equalizing social relations in the production of knowledge and innovation, and meeting the basic needs of the poor
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Palgrave Macmillan eBooks, Sep 18, 2012
This book offers a new radical reading of Hayek in the 21st century. It investigates the moral di... more This book offers a new radical reading of Hayek in the 21st century. It investigates the moral dimension of his political theory, arguing that it is based on the methodological implications of an epistemologically founded concept of morality. This concept is about the recognition and respect of the natural limits of human knowledge. The moral dimension of Hayek's theory consists of the process of spontaneity and evolution. This process excludes but also requires substantive politics. The moral exclusion of substantive politics undermines ...
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The methodological formation of social spontaneity and cultural evolution has implications for Ha... more The methodological formation of social spontaneity and cultural evolution has implications for Hayek’s theory of the moral market, justice, the state and society. In the preceding chapter it has been shown that the parallel which Hayek draws between his scientific and his moral argument is epistemologically based. Due to this parallel, the ideas of social spontaneity and cultural evolution are developed as two methodological and moral models. It has been argued that the particular dimension which those models advance morally excludes substantive politics because such politics cannot be explained in terms of the praxeological presuppositions of social spontaneity and cultural evolution. At the same time, this dimension requires substantive politics because only by means of it can social spontaneity and cultural evolution be politically preserved in terms of liberalism. The present chapter examines Hayek’s political theory in the light of this core argument. The examination begins with the moral exclusion of substantive politics and ends with the moral requirement of such politics. The reason for this is epistemological. In Hayek’s theory, the moral requirement of substantive politics can be understood through the moral exclusion of such politics and its theoretical implications.
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Review of Evolutionary Political Economy
In the twenty-first century, the notion of the state and its role in innovation and development h... more In the twenty-first century, the notion of the state and its role in innovation and development have become dominant topics of theoretical and empirical inquiry. Although contemporary innovation theorists clearly unpack the myth of market fundamentalism in industrial policy and practice of neo-liberal states, they do not seem to explain precisely how come such states have been justified to play extensive roles in the economy. This paper provides a theoretical explanation by drawing lessons from Poulantzas’ approach to the state and going beyond it to consider alternatives. Accordingly, it conceives the innovation state as a result of the social division of labour and as a condensation of conflicting social relations which have their own materiality. The paper argues that whatever form the innovation state has taken in the western world since the industrial revolution, this has remained predominantly capitalist. Thus, it reproduces the social division of labour that is exploitative a...
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Inclusive Innovation for Development, 2018
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This paper focuses on the often neglected role and potential of industry associations in facilita... more This paper focuses on the often neglected role and potential of industry associations in facilitating growth and development of healthcare industries in emerging countries. Using case studies of the Indian biotechnology and medical device industries, the research presented here shows that industry associations and related umbrella organisations played a critical role in the development of the Indian biotechnology industry, while lack of similar representation created regulatory and industrial policy hurdles for the Indian medical device industry. Early on, biotech industry associations in India were proactive in lobbying the government to set up an appropriate regulatory and technology policy regime and over the years entered into a strategic partnership with government to promote entrepreneurship and affordable healthcare. By contrast, in the case of medical device industry, the diverse nature of products and underlying knowledge bases made it difficult for policy makers to fully g...
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Making Medicines in Africa, 2016
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Interview with Professor Smita Srinivas, from Columbia University, a visiting OU professor in the Innovation Knowledge and Development Group, and Theo Papaioannou, head of the Development Policy and Practice Unit within the Maths Computing and Technology Faculty. In this interview Smita and Theo discuss inclusive innovation and development with Julius Mugwagwa, a research fellow in the Development Policy and Practice Group in the Maths Computing and Technology Faculty.