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Until recently, the social-technical process of invention has fallen between sociological investigation of the genesis of a new idea (an ideational phenomenon) and the production of a new technology (a material phenomenon). The advent of post-modernism and post-structuralism offered new avenues for theorising invention, accounting for, on the one hand, its material nature, and, on the other, its ideational nature, through the notion of socio-technical ensembles: phenomena constructed through the co-producing, mutually constitutive action of actants (both human and otherwise). This paper argues that despite its potential, theorising within the sociology of science and technology is hampered by insufficient attention to the role of the researcher and the concept and practice of reflexivity. Reflexive practices within this field of knowledge are explored, and drawing on an empirical case study of an antibiotic preparation, a case is made for the necessity of reflexivity in the production of knowledge about invention.

AbstractAustralia was settled as a colony of Britain from the 17th century, and its early history of violent occupation has gradually given way to a relatively peaceful, wealthy, multicultural society. As a post‐colonial country, its people share characteristics with those of Britain, but, as a multicultural society, national identity is increasingly influenced by the cultures of many countries, from both the global North and South. In this paper, the question of Australia's placement as a country of the global North or South is explored. Considerations of geography, the economy, political regimes and national identity are the backdrop to an investigation of Australian scholarship and the attitudes of scholars to the inclusion of Australia as a country of the global South.

Introduction -- PART ONE: ABOUT THE SYSTEM—UNIVERSALISM AND PRIVATISATION -- Chapter One. Universalism in Healthcare and Social Citizenship in Chile, Uruguay and Costa Rica -- Chapter Two. Privatisation and Marketisation within a Healthcare System: The Swedish Experience -- PART TWO: THE INSTITUTIONS OF HEALTH -- Chapter Three. 'Looking Outside Their Walls': Exploring Community Health in Chicago Hospitals -- Chapter Four. Contracting-out Care: Nursing Homes in Canada -- PART THREE: GATEKEEPERS IN THE SYSTEM -- Chapter Five. Gatekeepers in a Mixed Private/Public System -- Chapter Six. Creeping Privatisation? Examining Procurement Choices in the 'New' NHS in England -- PART FOUR: THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS -- Chapter Seven. Safeguarding Through Work Arounds: Socio-materiality and the Organising of Care in a Private Hospital -- Chapter Eight. Reducing Healthcare Costs in Portugal: Outcomes and Implications for Public and Private Medicine -- Chapter Nine. Promoting Health as a Form of Capital: The Transformation of the Danish Healthcare Field as Experienced By Private Healthcare Professionals -- PART FIVE: PATIENTS, CONSUMERS AND CITIZENS -- Chapter Ten. The Imperative of Choice in Australian Healthcare -- Chapter Eleven. The Marketisation of Aged Care: The Impact of Aged Care Reform in Australia -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter Twelve. Navigating Private and Public Healthcare