Sociology of Science and Technology
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The Technological Construction of Reality
Dionysios S. Demetis, Ian O. Angell
This visionary book delves into the world-shaping abilities of modern technology, outlining the potential future transformations that it may impose. By drawing from a range of scholarly insights, Dionysios S. Demetis and Ian O. Angell ex... -
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Smart-Tech Society
Mark Whitehead, William G.A. Collier
Informed by the latest theoretical developments in studies of the social impacts of digital technology, Smart-Tech Society provides an empirically grounded and conceptually informed analysis of the impacts and paradoxes of smart-technology.eBook:Find out more$28.00
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Questioning Humanity
Thomas Osborne, Nikolas Rose
This visionary book questions what it means to be human today and in the future. Drawing on the natural, human and life sciences, Thomas Osborne and Nikolas Rose encourage us to reconsider the human condition and the ways in which humans... -
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Values, Institutions and Innovations for Societal Progress
Udo Pesch
In this thought-provoking book, Udo Pesch examines how values articulated by society are incorporated into institutions and technologies in order to overcome what they consider to be a lack of democratic control over their progress. -
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A Research Agenda for Disability and Technology
Edited by Jane Seale
This innovative Research Agenda offers a comprehensive analysis of the role of assistive technology (AT) in the lives of people with disabilities. Contributors representing a diverse range of stakeholders including researchers, practitio...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Biosocial Evolutionary Analysis
Jonathan H. Turner, Alexandra Maryanski
This authoritative book proposes a methodological and theoretical strategy for developing sociological explanations of the socio-cultural universe. Jonathan H. Turner and Alexandra Maryanski discuss the problems that persist in explainin...eBook:Find out more$36.76
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New Horizons for Innovation Studies
Edited by Frédéric Goulet, Dominique Vinck
This timely book takes an insightful look at rethinking innovation and how lessons can be learnt from what is a major turning point in our contemporary societies: the urgent need to reduce the use or consumption of certain substances and...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Understanding Society and Knowledge
Nico Stehr
Understanding Society and Knowledge proposes that knowledge rather than nature, violence, or power provides the basis of and the driving force behind human action in modern society. It demonstrates how the legally enforced restricted use...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Asia’s Rising Research Dominance
Mats Benner
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Providing an in-depth and cutting-edge investigation into the rise of Asian research practic...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Smart Policies for Societies in Transition
Edited by Mats Benner, Göran Marklund, Sylvia Schwaag Serger
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline thanks to generous funding support from The Swedish Governmental Agency For Innovation Systems, Vi...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Big Science and Research Infrastructures in Europe
Edited by Katharina C. Cramer, Olof Hallonsten
This thought-provoking book expands on the notion that Big Science is not the only term to describe and investigate particularly large research projects, scientific collaborations and facilities. It investigates the significant overlap b...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Idea of Technological Innovation
Benoît Godin
This timely book explores technological innovation as a concept, dissecting its emergence, development and use. Beno"t Godin offers an exciting new historiography of the subject, arguing that the study of innovation originates not from s...eBook:Find out more$37.56
