Recent Readings in STS
I’ve been reading pretty voraciously over the past two months and as such, I’ve not had time to keep up with my book reviews. So this is a catch up …
Cozzens, S.E. & Gieryn, T.F. (1990). Theories of science in society. Bloomington: Indiana UP.
In Theories of Science in Society, Cozzens and Gieryn’s have collected an impressive set of contributed chapters detailing major theories in the sociology of science and the sociology of scientific …
Jasanoff, S.S. (1987). Contested boundaries in policy-relevant science. Social Studies of Science 17, 195-230.
In “Contested Boundaries,: Sheila Jasanoff explores different conceptualizations of the science-policy interface as articulated by a variety of scientific and policy institutions. Jasanoff uses the debate over the regulation formaldehyde …
Wayne, B. (1989). Sheepfarming after Chernobyl. Environment, 31(2), 10-39.
In “Sheepfarming after Chernobyl,” Brian Wayne explores communicaitons problems between scientists, government officials, and sheepfarmers in Cumbria, UK following Chernobyl. In the aftermath of the Chernobyl incident, radioactive isotopes rained …
Waddell, C. (1990). The role of pathos in the decision-making process: A study in the rhetoric of science policy. Quarterly Journal of Speech, 76, 381-400.
In “The Role of Pathos,” (reprinted in Harris’ Landmark Essays on Rhetoric of Science Case Studies, 1997), Craig Waddell explores the 1976 debate surrounding whether or not recombinant DNA (rDNA) …
Watson, R.T. (2005). Turning science into policy: Challenges and experiences from the science-policy interface. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. 360, 471-477.
In “Turning Science into Policy,” world bank member and former Clinton-Gore adviser Robert T. Watson reflects on the relationship between science and policy within the debates on climate change, environmental …