The domain of transition studies has been drawing more and more scholarly attention and,
as a result, its body of knowledge is rapidly growing. This raises new challenges as well as …

Medicalization studies have changed dramatically in the past decade in part due to the
increased attention to the role of pharmaceuticals and the pharmaceutical industry in …

Innovation is increasingly invoked by policy elites and business leaders as vital for tackling
global challenges like sustainable development. Often overlooked, however, is the fact that …

When science adopts the logic of the market American universities today serve as economic
engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic …

In the case of technology transitions to low-carbon sources of energy, there is growing
evidence that even in countries with a strong political consensus in favor of a transition, the …

Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster in 2011 many concerned
citizens—particularly mothers—were unconvinced by the Japanese government's …

“This is not only the best environmental sociology text I've used, but it is the best text of any
type I've used in college-level teaching.”–Dr. Cliff Brown, University of New Hampshire Join …

This book explores the intertwining of politics and ontology, shedding light on the ways in
which, as our ability to investigate, regulate, appropriate,'enhance'and destroy material …

Das Leben moderner Menschen ist in allen Lebensbereichen geprägt durch die Ergebnisse
der Wissenschaften. In den Wissenschaften dienen begriffliche und theoretische …

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