Open AccessBook
Re-Thinking Science: Knowledge and the Public in an Age of Uncertainty
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
This book discusses the evolution of Science and Society, the transformation of Knowledge Institutions, and the role of Universities in Knowledge Production.Abstract:
Preface. Chapter 1: The Transformation of Society. Chapter 2: Beyond Modernity -- Breaching the Frontiers. Chapter 3: The Co--Evolution of Science and Society. Chapter 4: The Context Speaks Back. Chapter 5: The Transformation of Knowledge Institutions. Chapter 6: The Role of Universities in Knowledge Production. Chapter 7: How does Contextualization Happen?. Chapter 8: Weakly Contextualized Knowledge. Chapter 9: Strongly Contextualized Knowledge. Chapter 10: Contextualization in the Middle Range. Chapter 11: From Reliable Knowledge to Socially Robust Knowledge. Chapter 12: The Epistemological Core?. Chapter 13: Science Moves to the Agora. Chapter 14: Socially Distributed Expertise. Chapter 15: Re--Visioning Science. Chapter 16: Re--Thinking Science is not Science Re--Thought. References. Indexread more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Scientists' coping strategies in an evolving research system: the case of life scientists in the UK
Norma Morris,Arie Rip +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors find that policy impacts can be modulated and buffered by strategies and compromises devised and deployed at research performer level, which add up, intentionally or unintentionally, to shifts in the overall system.
Journal ArticleDOI
Interpreting foresight process impacts: Steps towards the development of a framework conceptualising the dynamics of 'foresight systems'
Effie Amanatidou,Ken Guy +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, an impact assessment framework for foresight exercises that assesses the degree to which they promote the development of a more participatory knowledge society is presented, based primarily on research carried out during the preparation of a PhD thesis entitled “Assessing the contribution of Foresight to a more Participatory Knowledge Society”.
Journal ArticleDOI
An actor-specific guideline for quality assurance in transdisciplinary research
Thomas Jahn,Florian Keil +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a ready-to-use quality guideline for transdisciplinary research, customized to such TDR that aims to bring specific knowledge to bear on policy issues relating to sustainable development.
Journal ArticleDOI
Disentangling Transdisciplinarity: An Analysis of Knowledge Integration in Problem-Oriented Research
Wolfgang Zierhofer,Paul Burger +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual scheme for the analysis of knowledge production in problem-oriented research is developed, which is subsequently applied to an empirical analysis of 16 transdisciplinary research projects.
Journal ArticleDOI
Higher Education Reform in Italy: Tightening Regulation Instead of Steering at a Distance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the role of the state role in the light of public management reform narratives, linking them to the Governance Equalizer Model to evaluate how the on-going reform process has affected the power sharing arrangement and coordination mechanisms in the Italian higher education system thus far.