Isbn: 9789027723826 - the social direction of the public sciences: causes and consequences of co-operation between scientists and non-scientific groups (sociology of the sciences yearbook, 11, band 11) (4 Ergebnisse)

Broschiert. Zustand: Gut. 359 Seiten; Das hier angebotene Buch stammt aus einer teilaufgelösten Bibliothek und kann die entsprechenden Kennzeichnungen aufweisen (Rückenschild, Instituts-Stempel.); der Buchzustand ist ansonsten ordentlich und dem Alter entsprechend gut. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 615. …

Original publishers sewn paperback, title spine and frontcover, large 8vo: xvi, 360pp., 13 contributions, biographical notes contributors, notes, references, bibliography, general index. Firm copy. Volume 11: Sociology of the Sciences. Yearbook 1987.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This volume of the Sociology of the Sciences Yearbooks stems from our experience that collaborations between non-scientists and scientists, often initiated by scientists seeking greater social relevance for science, can be of major importance for cognitive development. It seemed to us that it would be useful to explore the conditions under which such collaborations affect scientific change and the nature of the processes involved. This book therefore focuses on a number of instances in which scientists and non-scientists were jointly involved in the genera tion of scientific results at the 'interface' of science and society. Despite the considerable variety of cases reported here, a number of questions are central. Under what conditions do such cooperative processes occur What perceptions of social relevance and what sorts of col laborations with non-scientific groups are involved How is this collaboration achieved, and through what forums How can insights into its conditions and mechanisms stabilize such cooperations over a longer period of time If they are stabilized, do they really affect science, or do they mainly function to shield the rest of the science system against external influences These questions are pertinent both to intellectual problems in the sociology of science and to the practical concerns of modern science policies. The significance of relations between knowledge producers and knowledge consumers and interest in how these relations affect science and society have changed considerably in recent decades.…