Objective This research is concerned with the normative implications of the introduction of remote care technologies for frail older people, for different stakeholders, and for gender divisions in particular. The project addresses an ethical and democratic deficit in this area which has arisen due to a proliferation in EU research and development of advanced care technologies yet one which has not been accompanied by sufficient consideration of their sociality and normativities. The research will deepen the understanding of ethical issues raised by the development of new technologies of remote care worn, installed or embedded in the homes of older citizens. It will develop qualitative approaches to understand the making of practice around remote care, in both preventive and responsive technological modes, using detailed ethnographic methods. It will also develop deliberative approaches to the making of remote care policy at a European level by recruiting citizens’ panels in each partner’s region. As called for by the Science in Society work programme, this will generate foresight into advanced care technologies and their embedded relations. By reconvening the citizens' panels to consider findings from the ethnographic studies at a later stage in the project, evaluative expertise and capacity will be created with civil society organisations at the local and project level. The research will develop an empirical ethics of evolving and of future care technologies to enhance the legitimacy of EU policymaking in this highly sensitive area. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth scienceshealth care serviceseHealthsocial sciencessociologygender studiesgender equalitysocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societysocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiesage inequality Keywords ageing care relations democratic deficit domestic space ethical deficit gender older people remote care vulnerable populations Programme(s) FP7-SIS - Specific Programme "Capacities": Science in society Topic(s) SiS-2007-1.1.2.1 - Ethical frameworks of new technologies SiS-2007-1.1.2.2 - Research underpinning policy related to ethics, precaution and sustainable development Call for proposal FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER EU contribution € 296 167,00 Address BAILRIGG LA1 4YW Lancaster United Kingdom See on map Region North West (England) Lancashire Lancaster and Wyre Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Margaret Mort (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ACADEMISCH MEDISCH CENTRUM BIJ DE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM Netherlands EU contribution € 163 081,00 Address MEIBERGDREEF 15 1105AZ Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Wendela Hingst (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution € 159 436,00 Address EDIF A CAMPUS DE LA UAB BELLATERRA CERDANYOLA V 08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Schustakowitz Katja (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DIAKONHJEMMETS HOGSKOLE Norway EU contribution € 164 400,00 Address DIAKONVEIEN 14-16 0319 OSLO See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Tore Forset (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
