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Governing Microbe Flow: Insights on Public Domain Creation

This study analyzes the governance of microbes in the public domain, examining actors, collections, and the flow of microbes from providers to users. It explores Actor Network Theory and Public Good Theory to understand incentives and challenges in managing this complex system. Preliminary findings suggest a shift in regimes towards more formal and commercial practices. The research involves interviews and surveys with 384 microbial collections, aiming to apply econometrics for further analysis. Understanding the classification and flow of microbes is crucial for managing biodiversity and climate change.

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Governing Microbe Flow: Insights on Public Domain Creation

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  1. Market creation in the public domain: an empirical analysis of microbes Per Stromberga *, Tom Dedeurwaerdere b, Unai Pascual a a Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge b Centre for the Philosophy of Law (CPDR), Université Catholique de Louvain Institutions for Providing Global Environmental Goods. Managing uncertainty, complexity and change in the field of biodiversity and climate change Brussels, 15-16 June 2006 *Corresponding author, pmjs2@cam.ac.uk

  2. Overview • Introduction • Microbes, actors • Governance of the microbe flow • Theory • Preliminary findings • Discussion

  3. What are microbes anyway? Fungi Values Biotec

  4. Culture collections • Genebanks • Intertemporal supply • Origin • Individual to ATCC Anthrax Sport shoe fungi

  5. Flow of microbes Providers Intermediary Users Scientists Microbial collection Academia Industry (Biotec) • Option value • Search cost www/@

  6. B. Governing the microbe flow Hypothesis A two tier system of collections is emerging, that produces joint products: either private goods as inputs for public goods, or as inputs for private goods.

  7. Theoretical frame 1. Actor Network Theory (Latour) 2. Public good theory (Cornes & Sandler) ‘INCENTIVES’…governance

  8. Method • Interviews (incentives, classify good) • Survey: 384 collections of microbes, north-south • Next step: Econometrics

  9. 1.Actor Network Theory • Actors: people/objects/institutions • Heterogeneity, social & technical, inseparable • Translation: ‘glue’, societal order • Key: INCENTIVES • Challenge: simplicity

  10. Actor Network that governs the microbe flow

  11. 2.Public good theory • Public good • Private good

  12. Focus of the collection Class of good Use Biodiversity Public good Basic knowledge/basic research Specialisation Private good Applied research, product development How to classify microbes?

  13. Regime change

  14. Preliminary findings Regime shift: formal/commercial

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