Technoscience: The Politics of Interventions

"The book provides a critical introduction to the field of science and technology studies (STS) and traces how different notions of the political as well as social movements have been central to shaping this interdisciplinary field of study." "The various articles, written by leading scholars in the field today, provide examples of how political engagement is currently discussed and practiced in STS. They explore objects and places such as the Zimbabwean bush pump, fluorine pollution from an aluminium production site in Norway, scallops in the St.Brieuc Bay, and the genetics of the Marfan's Syndrome in a hospital laboratory. The book is also a meeting point between influential feminist contributions and important actor-network-studies in STS."--BOOK JACKET.Asdal, Kristin is the author of 'Technoscience: The Politics of Interventions', published 2007 under ISBN 9788274773004 and ISBN 8274773004.