Basic and Applied Research

The Language of Science Policy in the Twentieth Century
Herausgeber: Kaldewey, David; Schauz, Désirée

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book applies conceptual history to the analysis of science policy and public discourses on science, technology and innovation. The book demonstrates that and how concepts determine the conceptual space of science policy around the globe. The book is a unique contribution to both the history and sociology of science policy. The book differs from the bulk of literature on the changes and new modes of governance in science policy. While these studies are mainly interested in institutional or organizational structures of research, or in the decision-making process of science policy, we ask how concepts and narratives about the relationships of science and society have shaped institutional settings, funding programs, and, ultimately, research practices. In other words, the volume historicizes and problematizes those concepts and tacit ideologies that are used as analytical concepts in mainstream literature, often without deeper reflection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9781785338106
• ISBN-10: 1785338102
• Artikelnr.: 49792638

Autorenporträt

David Kaldewey is professor for science studies and science policy at the University of Bonn. He holds a doctorate in sociology from Bielefeld University. He has published widely on the changing relationship of science and politics, particularly on transformations in the identity work of scientists and policy makers.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Why Do Concepts Matter in Science Policy?
Désirée Schauz and David Kaldewey
PART I: GENEALOGIES OF SCIENCE POLICY DISCOURSES
Chapter 1. Categorizing Science in Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century
Britain
Robert Bud
Chapter 2. Professional Devotion, National Needs, Fascist Claims, and
Democratic Virtues: The Language of Science Policy in Germany
Désirée Schauz and Gregor Lax
Chapter 3. Transforming Pure Science into Basic Research: The Language of
Science Policy in the United States
David Kaldewey and Désirée Schauz
PART II: CONCEPTUAL SYNCHRONIZATION AND CULTURAL VARIATION
Chapter 4. Fundamental Research and New Scientific Arrangements for the
Development of Britain's Colonies after 1940
Sabine Clarke
Chapter 5. Basic Research in the Max Planck Society: Science Policy in the
Federal Republic of Germany, 1945-1970
Carola Sachse
Chapter 6. Beyond the Basic/Applied Distinction?: The
Scientific-Technological Revolution in the German Democratic Republic,
1945-1989
Manuel Schramm
Chapter 7. Applied Science in Stalin's Time: Hungary, 1945-1953
György Péteri
Chapter 8. Theory Attached to Practice: Chinese Debates over Basic Research
from Thought Remolding to the Bomb, 1949-1966
Zuoyue Wang
PART III: OUTLOOK
Chapter 9. The Language of Science Policy in the Twenty-First Century: What
Comes after Basic and Applied Research?
Tim Flink and David Kaldewey
Indexes