{"product_id":"new-frontiers-in-science-and-technology-studies-9780745636948","title":"New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Fuller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Philosophy \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, \u003ci\u003eNew Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies\u003c\/i\u003e he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years.  *Should science and technology be treated as separate entities? *What impact has globalization had on science and technology? *Can science be clearly distinguished from other forms of knowledge? *Does the politicization of science really matter? *Is there a role for the social regulation of scientific inquiry? *Should we be worried about research fraud?  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese questions are explored by examining an array of historical, philosophical and contemporary sources. Attention is paid, for example, to the Bruno Latour's \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e as a model for science policy, as well as the global controversy surrounding Bjorn Lomborg's \u003ci\u003eThe Sceptical Environmentalist\u003c\/i\u003e, which led to the dismantling and re-establishment of the Danish national research ethics board.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal strongly to scholars and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in courses concerned with the social dimensions of science and technology, and anyone who cares about the future of science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45203532054679,"sku":"9780745636948","price":1633.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780745636948.webp?v=1769208663","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/new-frontiers-in-science-and-technology-studies-9780745636948","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}