Over the past few decades, there has been a growing concern about the social and
environmental risks which have come along with the progress achieved through a variety of …

The first comprehensive survey of the nascent field of" science studies" Thrust into the public
eye by the contentious" Science Wars"—played out most recently by physicist Alan Sokal's …

In 1960, American scientists were Time magazine's “Men of the Year,” described as
superheroes whose powers and social contributions surpassed those of any other group in …

The relationship between political judgment and science-based expertise is a troubled one.
In the media three cliché images compete. The business-as-usual political story is that, in …

Globalization, Technological Change, and Public Education documents the dramatic
changes taking place in public education through the incorporation of new information …

This article reports on considerable variety and diversity among discourses on their own
jobs of boundary workers of several major Dutch institutes for science-based policy advice …

Local opposition to wind turbines stems from concerns about environmental and economic
damage, as well as conflicts between rural and urban residents. This essay goes beyond …

This chapter is about a new agenda for inquiry into the relationships between science and
public policy. So far, most research has conceptualised this relationship in terms of …

summary Mobilizing Science theoretically and empirically explores the rise of a new kind of
social movement—one that attempts to empower citizens through the use of expert scientific …

The efficient use of natural resources is key to a sustainable economy, and yet the
complexities of the physical aspects of resource efficiency are poorly understood. In this …