Politics of intellectual property : contestation over the ownership, use, and control of knowledge and information / edited by Sebastian Haunss, Kenneth C. Shadlen.

Revised texts from the workshop on the "Politics of Intellectual Property" for the 2008 Joint Sessions of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:1. Introduction: Rethinking the Politics of Intellectual PropertySebastian Haunss and Kenneth C. Shadlen2. The Post-TRIPS Politics of Patents in Latin AmericaKenneth C. Shadlen3. The Politics of Patents: Conditions of Implementation of Public Health Policy in ThailandGaëlle Krikorian4. Illicit Seeds: Intellectual Property and the Underground Proliferation of Agricultural BiotechnologiesRonald J. Herring and Milind Kandlikar5. Who Speaks for the Tribe? The Arogyapacha Case in KeralaSabil Francis6. Lobbying or Politics? Political Claims Making in IP ConflictsSebastian Haunss and Lars Kohlmorgen7. Can Patent Legislation Make a Difference? Bringing Parliaments and Civil Society into Patent GovernanceIngrid Schneider8. Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Movie Industry: Contemporary Political Conflicts in GermanyLars Bretthauer9. Who Benefits? An Empirical Analysis of Australian and US Patent OwnershipHazel V.J. Moir10. Timing, Continuity, and Change in the Patent System Sivaramjani ThambisettyIndex

Revised texts from the workshop on the "Politics of Intellectual Property" for the 2008 Joint Sessions of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)