New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies

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Polity, 2007 - 232 pages
Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years.
  • Should science and technology be treated as separate entities?
  • What impact has globalization had on science and technology?
  • Can science be clearly distinguished from other forms of knowledge?
  • Does the politicization of science really matter?
  • Is there a role for the social regulation of scientific inquiry?
  • Should we be worried about research fraud?

These questions are explored by examining an array of historical, philosophical and contemporary sources. Attention is paid, for example, to the Bruno Latour's The Politics of Nature as a model for science policy, as well as the global controversy surrounding Bjorn Lomborg's The Sceptical Environmentalist, which led to the dismantling and re-establishment of the Danish national research ethics board.

New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies will appeal strongly to scholars and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in courses concerned with the social dimensions of science and technology, and anyone who cares about the future of science.

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Contents

Introduction
1
Part I The Demarcation Problem
9
1 Sciences Need for Revolution
11
2 Sciences Need for Unity
53
Part II The Democratization Problem
83
3 Contrasting Visions
85
4 The Politics of Science Journalism
128
5 Socalled Research Ethics
145
Tables and Boxes
240
Introduction
1
Part I The Demarcation Problem
9
1 Sciences Need for Revolution
11
2 Sciences Need for Unity
53
Part II The Democratization Problem
83
3 Contrasting Visions
85
4 The Politics of Science Journalism
128

Part III The Transformation Problem
179
6 The Future of Humanity
181
7 The Future of Science and Technology Studies
205
Bibliography
218
Index
230
COPYRIGHT
238
Contents
239
5 Socalled Research Ethics
145
Part III The Transformation Problem
179
6 The Future of Humanity
181
7 The Future of Science and Technology Studies
205
Bibliography
218
Index
230

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Science Vs. Religion
Steve Fuller
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About the author (2007)

Steve Fuller is Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick.

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