Biotechnologies and Immigration: Biological Citizenship and the Use of DNA Testing for Family Reunification

Date/Time
Tuesday
20 Oct 2015
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Event Type
Non-CSTMS Event

Torsten Heinemann
Professor of Sociology Institute of Sociology, University of Hamburg

In this talk, Professor Heinemann will present the results of an international research project on the use of DNA testing for family reunification in Europe and will compare them with the situation in the USA. He outline general trends of DNA analysis for family reunification and analyze the societal and political implications of parental testing in this context. See more here.

Center for Research on Social Change
This event is sponsored by: Berkeley Center for Social Medicine • Center for Research on Social Change

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