The importance of open and closed styles of energy research

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 903-930

  Sovacool, Benjamin K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

energy policy; research and development; science and technology policy; technological style

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650005376     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312710373842     Document Type: Article

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