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Michael Gibbons
Researcher at University of Sussex
Publications - 16
Citations - 13603
Michael Gibbons is an academic researcher from University of Sussex. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mode 2 & Sociology of scientific knowledge. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 16 publications receiving 13208 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Gibbons include Association of Commonwealth Universities.
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The New Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies
TL;DR: The authors argued that the ways in which knowledge is produced are undergoing fundamental changes at the end of the twentieth century and that these changes mark a distinct shift into a new mode of knowledge production which is replacing or reforming established institutions, disciplines, practices and policies.
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Re-Thinking Science: Knowledge and the Public in an Age of Uncertainty
TL;DR: This book discusses the evolution of Science and Society, the transformation of Knowledge Institutions, and the role of Universities in Knowledge Production.
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Introduction: `Mode 2' Revisited: The New Production of Knowledge
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Science's new social contract with society
Michael Gibbons,Michael Gibbons +1 more
TL;DR: A new contract must now ensure that scientific knowledge is 'socially robust', and that its production is seen by society to be both transparent and participative.
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Mode 2 society and the emergence of context-sensitive science
TL;DR: The notion of context-sensitive science is put forward as a way to approach what might be meant by interactive social science as mentioned in this paper, in which universities are now operating in a social environment which values research but which also has the ability and in some cases the resources to play a greater role in influencing what research is carried out and how.