Politicizing science: Conceptions of politics in science and technology studies

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 3-30

  Brown, Mark B ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

political theory; politicization; politics; research methods; science and technology studies

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY;

DEMOCRACY; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84921060364     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312714556694     Document Type: Article

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