Science Studies : Probing the Dynamics of Scientific Knowledge

How can we understand the intensifying interactions of science and society? It is the interdisciplinary field called science studies that provides us with a rich inventory of analytical approaches. They help us explore science as a practice, a subsystem, a culture, and an institution. Their joint ob...

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Other Authors: Maasen, Sabine (Editor), Winterhager, Matthias (Editor)
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Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2001
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