Essays about: "Science Technology and Society STS"

Found 4 essays containing the words Science Technology and Society STS.

  1. 1. The Undemocratic Mandate of Economic Expertise

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för idé- och lärdomshistoria

    Author : Ziad Alkirwy; [2021]
    Keywords : Science and Technology Studies; STS; Economics; 1970s; History of Ideas; Neoliberalism; Keynesianism; Social Liberalism; Friedman; Hayek; Keynes; Co-Production; Expertise; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates a pattern of co-production within the field of science and technology studies as it applies to economic ideas and events of the 20th century. The intellectual traditions of Keynesian social liberalism and neoliberalism are traced historically. READ MORE

  3. 2. Overseas Chinese students’ attitudes toward the role of China in the circumstance of global climate change

    University essay from Tema vatten i natur och samhälle; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Jing Hu; [2013]
    Keywords : climate change; greenhouse gas GHG emissions; overseas Chinese students; climate; Science Technology and Society STS ; public understanding of science and technology;

    Abstract : Global climate change is becoming increasingly evident. There has been increased attention paid to the impact of human activity on climate. READ MORE

  4. 3. Standardization in Innovation Policy and the European Integration : New Concepts for the New World

    University essay from Statsvetenskap

    Author : Anna Zaytseva; [2011]
    Keywords : technical specification; standard; standardization system; integration; STS; complexity; Telecommunication; Lead Market Initiatives; Innovation Union; social market economy; social innovation; eco-innovation; psychological services; recruitment; environment; 2020; Chaos; rainbow of markets; potentiometers of markets; integration fork; convection of standardization; public-private interplay; SME;

    Abstract : This is a study of standardization in complexity. The context is innovation policy. READ MORE

  5. 4. STS on STS : A Perspective of Science and Technology Studies on the STS Field Itself.

    University essay from Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gabriella Hammarin; [2011]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : STS, today the abbreviation for Science and Technology Studies (formerly Science, Technology and Society), is an elusive field characterized by widely varying applications and intents, highly dependent on individual people and facets, yet sharing some common aims and practices. STS has risen since the 1960s and this empirical study presents a view on STS today and a discussion on how it has developed by the analysis of five different representatives from different locations in the field of STS. READ MORE