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Several studies on history, philosophy and sociology of science have demonstrated that science is not autonomous and value-neutral and its selfless search of truth is an ideal theoretical myth far from the real practice of science, which... more
Several studies on history, philosophy and sociology of
science have demonstrated that science is not
autonomous and value-neutral and its selfless search
of truth is an ideal theoretical myth far from the real
practice of science, which is an aggregate of social
practices. Viola Klein was a pioneer in studying science
using the same instruments and categories utilized in
any other social practice. The aim of this work is to
highlight her contributions to Sociology of Scientific
Knowledge at a moment when this discipline was, at
the most, incipient.
science have demonstrated that science is not
autonomous and value-neutral and its selfless search
of truth is an ideal theoretical myth far from the real
practice of science, which is an aggregate of social
practices. Viola Klein was a pioneer in studying science
using the same instruments and categories utilized in
any other social practice. The aim of this work is to
highlight her contributions to Sociology of Scientific
Knowledge at a moment when this discipline was, at
the most, incipient.
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The present chapter addresses the emergence of new forms of governance and citizen participation in the context of certain biotechnologies. On the basis of three case studies, we have mapped different models of public participation in... more
The present chapter addresses the emergence of new forms of governance and citizen participation in the context of certain biotechnologies. On the basis of three case studies, we have mapped different models of public participation in health issues (especially health activism and Internet users, though not exclusively): identifying and analyzing actors, their mutual relationships (mainly those between “patients”/activists groups and the biomedical community), strategies and forms of participation, the exchange and circulation of “expert/lay” knowledge (and the role of the Internet in these processes), and the different activities and forms of knowledge production by “lay” citizen groups (or individuals). We draw special attention to the epistemic challenge resulting from these mixed forms of knowledge production derived from “experiential expertise”, “epistemic communities” and “evidence-based activism”. We detect “epistemic correctives”, demands regarding “undone science”, and hidden innovations in these types of citizen participation.
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The present chapter addresses the emergence of new forms of gover-nance and citizen participation in the context of certain biotechnologies. On the basis of three case studies, we have mapped different models of public participation in... more
The present chapter addresses the emergence of new forms of gover-nance and citizen participation in the context of certain biotechnologies. On the basis of three case studies, we have mapped different models of public participation in health issues (especially health activism and Internet users, though not exclusively): identifying and analyzing actors, their mutual relationships (mainly those between " patients " /activists groups and the biomedical community), strategies and forms of participation, the exchange and circulation of " expert/lay " knowledge (and the role of the Internet in these processes), and the different activities and forms of knowledge production by " lay " citizen groups (or individuals). We draw special attention to the epistemic challenge resulting from these mixed forms of knowledge production derived from " experiential expertise " , " epistemic communities " and " evidence-based activism ". We detect " epistemic correctives " , demands regarding " undone science " , and hidden innovations in these types of citizen participation.