Global science and national sovereignty : studies in historical sociology of science / edited by Grégoire Mallard, Catherine Paradeise and Ashveen Peerbaye.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mallard, Grégoire, 1977-

Paradeise, Catherine.

Peerbaye, Ashveen.

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; 27.

Routledge studies in the history of science, technology, and medicine ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects--History.

Science.

Science and state--History.

Science and state.

Science--Social aspects--Case studies.

Science--Social aspects.

History.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 231 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2009.

Contents:

1 Global Science and National Sovereignty: A New Terrain for the Historical Sociology of Science / Gregoire Mallard, Catherine Paradeise 1

2 Running in Circles: The Heidelberg Kruzhok and the Nationalization of Russian Chemistry / Michael D. Gordin 40

3 Stem Cells' Two Families: Challenges to the Body and the Body Politic in the U.S. Stem Cell Controversy / Vincent-Antonin Lepinay 63

4 Who Shall Keep Humanity's "Sacred Trust"? International Liberals, Cosmopolitans, and the Problem of Nuclear Proliferation / Gregoire Mallard 82

5 "Carrying American Ideas to the Unconverted": MIT's Failed Attempt to Export Operations Research to NATO / John Krige 120

6 National Usages for a "Global" Science: The Dissemination of New Economic Paradigms as a Strategy for the Reproduction of Governing Elites / Yves Dezalay, Bryant Garth 143

7 Appropriation and Regulation of Biotechnology Innovations: A Transatlantic Comparison / Jean-Paul Gaudilliere, Pierre-Benoit Joly 168

8 Climate Change: Scientific Dynamics, Expertise, and Geopolitical Challenges / Amy Dahan Dalmedico, Helene Guillemot 195.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415963459

0415963451

OCLC:

213384837