The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies
In: Contemporary sociology, Volume 38, Issue 3, p. 272-273
ISSN: 1939-8638
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In: Contemporary sociology, Volume 38, Issue 3, p. 272-273
ISSN: 1939-8638
In: Social epistemology: a journal of knowledge, culture and policy, Volume 17, Issue 2-3, p. 95-98
ISSN: 1464-5297
In: Social studies of science: an international review of research in the social dimensions of science and technology, Volume 45, Issue 1, p. 3-30
ISSN: 1460-3659
This essay examines five ideal–typical conceptions of politics in science and technology studies. Rather than evaluating these conceptions with reference to a single standard, the essay shows how different conceptions of politics serve distinct purposes: normative critique, two approaches to empirical description, and two views of democracy. I discuss each conception of politics with respect to how well it fulfills its apparent primary purpose, as well as its implications for the purpose of studying a key issue in contemporary democratic societies: the politicization of science. In this respect, the essay goes beyond classifying different conceptions of politics and also recommends the fifth conception as especially conducive to understanding and shaping the processes whereby science becomes a site or object of political activity. The essay also employs several analytical distinctions to help clarify the differences among conceptions of politics: between science as 'political' (adjective) and science as a site of 'politics' (noun), between spatial-conceptions and activity-conceptions of politics, between latent conflicts and actual conflicts, and between politics and power. The essay also makes the methodological argument that the politics of science and technology is best studied with concepts and methods that facilitate dialogue between actors and analysts. The main goal, however, is not to defend a particular view of politics, but to promote conversation on the conceptions of politics that animate research in social studies of science and technology.
In: Locating media Band 19
In: Knowledge and society 13.2002
In: Science, technology & society: an international journal devoted to the developing world, Volume 28, Issue 1, p. 83-87
ISSN: 0973-0796
In: Science, technology, & human values: ST&HV, Volume 48, Issue 1, p. 167-189
ISSN: 1552-8251
Our review essay contributes to the long-standing and vibrant discussion in science and technology studies (STS) on methods, methodologies, and theory–method relationships. We aim to improve the reflexivity of research by unpacking the often implicit assumptions that imbue research conduct and by offering practical tools through which STS researchers can recognize their research designs and think through them in a new way. To achieve these aims, we analyze different compositions of theories, methods, and empirics in three different STS approaches—actor–network theory, the biography of artifacts and practices, and ethnomethodology—by employing the concept of a theory–methods package (TMP). A selection of theoretical cornerstone texts and case studies in infrastructure research from each tradition serves as our material. Our findings point, first, to differences between the TMPs of the reviewed approaches and to the internal diversity of theory–method relationships in each approach. Second, we found some intriguing similarities between the approaches and discuss potential complementarities of their theory–method fits.
In: Metascience: an international review journal for the history, philosophy and social studies of science, Volume 7, Issue 2, p. 281-289
ISSN: 1467-9981
In: Social studies of science: an international review of research in the social dimensions of science and technology, Volume 45, Issue 1, p. 137-145
ISSN: 1460-3659
In: Knowledge and society 12.2000
In: Bulletin of science, technology & society, Volume 6, Issue 3, p. 219-221
ISSN: 1552-4183
In: Bulletin of science, technology & society, Volume 6, Issue 2, p. 219-221
ISSN: 1552-4183