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For the most current, comprehensive resource in this rapidly evolving field, look no further than the Revised Edition of the Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. This masterful volume is the first resource in more than 15 years to define, summarize, and synthesize this complex multidisciplinary, international field. Tightly edited with contributions by an internationally recognized team of leading scholars, this volume addresses the crucial contemporary issues—both traditional and nonconventional—social studies, political studies, and humanistic studies in this changing field. Containing theoretical essays, extensive literature reviews, and detailed case studies, this remarkable volume clearly sets the standard for the field. It does nothing less than establish itself as the benchmark, one that will carry the field well into the next century.
The Environmental Challenge to Science Studies
The Environmental Challenge to Science Studies
Science Studies and the Rise of Environmental Issues
Scientific understanding of the environment and public debates over “green” issues have not figured prominently in the science studies literature to date. This is not to say that there have been no analyses of ecological science or of environmental controversies from the perspective of science studies; on the contrary, it is possible to identify numerous, high-quality—though generally unconnected—contributions (e.g., Collins, 1988; Cramer & van den Daele, 1985; Nelkin, 1977c; Worster, 1985; Wynne, 1982). Rather, it is to suggest that “science and the environmental movement” or “the greening of science” have not become as well established focal points of research interest in science studies as, for example, ...
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