Europe's new scientific elite : social mechanisms of science in the European research area / Barbara Hoenig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoenig, Barbara (Barbara Bach-Hoenig), author.

Series:

Public intellectuals and the sociology of knowledge

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects--Europe.

Science.

Science--Social aspects.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xiv, 202 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017.

Summary:

Based on a study of the European Research Council (ERC) and the effects of its funding decisions on problem-choice in science, the cultural legitimacy and future vision of science, and the building of new research councils of national, European and global scope, this book examines the question of whether the profess of European integrating in research funding has led to new forms of oligarchization and elite formation in the European Research Area. A comparative, theory-driven investigation of European research funding, Europe's New Scientific Elite will appeal to social scientists with interest in the sociology of knowledge. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 The problem: establishing 'excellence' in socially stratified science 14

3 State of research: controversial ideas on science and public research in a global marketplace 25

4 Explaining social change by Europeanization of science: an analytical approach 44

5 Methodology: judging scientific 'excellence' 57

6 The social structure of the European Research Area: a country comparison 70

7 Knowledge of 'European excellence': the grant-winning research 90

8 The cultural structure of the European Research Area at supranational level: the case of the European Research Council 107

9 The sampling: what is a scientific elite? 126

10 The grantees: social choice and mechanisms in elite career trajectories 137

11 The panellists: social choice and mechanisms in grant peer review 155

12 Social consequences and conclusions: cumulative advantage and the case of the European Research Council 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138214439

1138214434

OCLC:

961035120