{"product_id":"new-frontiers-in-science-and-technology-studies-isbn-9780745636931","title":"New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies","description":"Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, \u003ci\u003eNew Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies\u003c\/i\u003e he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShould science and technology be treated as separate entities?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat impact has globalization had on science and technology?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan science be clearly distinguished from other forms of knowledge?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes the politicization of science really matter?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs there a role for the social regulation of scientific inquiry?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShould we be worried about research fraud?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese questions are explored by examining an array of historical, philosophical and contemporary sources. Attention is paid, for example, to the Bruno Latour's \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e as a model for science policy, as well as the global controversy surrounding Bjorn Lomborg's \u003ci\u003eThe Sceptical Environmentalist\u003c\/i\u003e, which led to the dismantling and re-establishment of the Danish national research ethics board.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables and Boxes vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Demarcation Problem 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Science's Need for Revolution 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Science's Need for Unity 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Democratization Problem 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Contrasting Visions 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Politics of Science Journalism 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 So-called Research Ethics 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The Transformation Problem 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Future of Humanity 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Future of Science and Technology Studies 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 230\u003c\/p\u003e  “As the leading STS intellectual provocateur, Steve Fuller’s encyclopedic range keeps astounding novices and professionals alike. The book is detailed, analytic, critical, and friendly all at the same time. Fuller himself has been an active participant, and at times an instigator, of some of the most fascinating debates in this domain of research and practice –this survey brings out some of his own novel ideas and approaches. In the end, Fuller remains firmly in the liberal-democratic camp, with a utopian dream of knowledge integration, and reaches a deep appreciation of the significant contribution of science to contemporary culture.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaphael Sassower, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Colorado, Colorado Springs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Fuller provides a scintillating critique of the fashionable actor network theory and other anti-humanist projects that, their claims to the contrary notwithstanding, threaten to derail the critical and democratic potential of STS. His insightful and lively diagnosis of the past and the present state of the field enables him to formulate an exciting and politically engaged agenda for STS.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZaheer Baber, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In recognition of the great changes in science in last two decades, STS has become focused on technoscience and regulatory science and the new institutional realities of science. What has been lost sight of, Fuller points out, are some other topics that have changed along with this change: the public justification and face of science, the ways in which science understands the problem of the unity of knowledge, new meanings of old concepts, such as fraud and consensus, and demands to democraitze knowledge. With an eye to the grand figures of the past, he restates the big issues for the present – a much needed effort.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Turner, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of South Florida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteve Fuller \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick. Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, \u003ci\u003eNew Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies\u003c\/i\u003e he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShould science and technology be treated as separate entities?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat impact has globalization had on science and technology?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan science be clearly distinguished from other forms of knowledge?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDoes the politicization of science really matter?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs there a role for the social regulation of scientific inquiry?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShould we be worried about research fraud?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese questions are explored by examining an array of historical, philosophical and contemporary sources. Attention is paid, for example, to the Bruno Latour's \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e as a model for science policy, as well as the global controversy surrounding Bjorn Lomborg's \u003ci\u003eThe Sceptical Environmentalist\u003c\/i\u003e, which led to the dismantling and re-establishment of the Danish national research ethics board.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989686763749,"sku":"NP9780745636931","price":72.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780745636931.jpg?v=1761785105","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/new-frontiers-in-science-and-technology-studies-isbn-9780745636931","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}