Science and Citizenship under Postsocialism.

Part of a special section presenting papers by or about New School University, New York, graduate faculty members. The role of science as a political technique, and the place held by scientific knowledge in the dynamics of a postsocialist transition, are explored. The management of the impact of t...

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Publicado en:Social Research Vol. 70; no. 2; pp. 551 - 579
Autor principal: Petryna, Adriana
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: New School for Social Research Summer 2003
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Sumario:Part of a special section presenting papers by or about New School University, New York, graduate faculty members. The role of science as a political technique, and the place held by scientific knowledge in the dynamics of a postsocialist transition, are explored. The management of the impact of the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, Russia, is taken as a case in point to exemplify the issues discussed.