Science and Society in Latin America - Pablo Kreimer

Science and Society in Latin America

Peripheral Modernities

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
280 Seiten
2021
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-09326-0 (ISBN)
49,85 inkl. MwSt
This book explores some crucial topics in understanding the role of science in Latin America. It aims to show the various tensions that go through the production and use of knowledge, between centers and peripheries, challenging the hegemonic theoretical perspectives in social studies of science.
In the form of a sociological pilgrimage, this book approaches some topics essential to understanding the role of science in Latin America, juxtaposing several approaches and exploring three main lines: First, the production and use of knowledge in these countries, viewed from a historical and sociological point of view; second, the reciprocal construction of scientific and public problems, presented through significant cases such as Latin American Chagas Disease; and third, the past and present asymmetries affecting the relationships between centers and peripheries in scientific research. These topics show the paradox of being at the same time "modern" and "peripheral."

Pablo Kreimer is principal investigator at CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina), professor at the National University of Quilmes, and director of the STS Center at Maimónides University.

1. On Peripheral Modernities, Scientific Development, Complexities, and How to Approach Them 2. Studying Scientific Development from Latin America: Problems of Definition, Levels of Analysis, and Concepts 3. Social and Scientific Problems—A View from the History of Science: Chagas Disease as a Model (Part 1) 4. Three Theoretical Divertimentos: Chagas Disease as a Model (Part 2) 5. Rowing Against the Tide? New Research Fields in Peripheral Contexts: Molecular Biology from the Pioneers to the New Genomics (1957–2017) 6. Controversies on the Periphery: To Treat or Not to Treat (Chronic Chagas Disease Patients)? 7. Centers and Peripheries Revisited—Internationalization of Latin American Science: From "Bricoleur" Scientists to the International Division of Scientific Work 8. Globalization or Neo-Imperialism?: Latin American Science in the Era of Globalization 9. International Scientific Collaborations at the End of the World: Local Resources and Global Research in Tierra del Fuego

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Studies in the History of the Americas
Zusatzinfo 12 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 390 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10 1-032-09326-9 / 1032093269
ISBN-13 978-1-032-09326-0 / 9781032093260
Zustand Neuware
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