02677nam 2200601Ia 450 991045646840332120210622040854.01-282-47994-697866124799460-7618-4831-2(CKB)2520000000007190(EBL)483869(OCoLC)587824972(SSID)ssj0000427782(PQKBManifestationID)12148586(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000427782(PQKBWorkID)10413639(PQKB)10889402(MiAaPQ)EBC483869(Au-PeEL)EBL483869(CaPaEBR)ebr10361386(CaONFJC)MIL247994(EXLCZ)99252000000000719020090930d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrScience without boundaries[electronic resource] interdisciplinarity in research, society and politics /Willy ØstrengLanham, MD University Press of Americac20101 online resource (331 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-4830-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter One. Interdisciplinary Science and Knowledge: What are They?; Chapter Two. Politics and Science: Partners in Arms?; Chapter Three. The Synthetic Entities, Concepts and Methodologies of Academic Interdisciplinarity; Chapter Four. The Science War, Positivism, Post-Positivism and Interdisciplinarity; Chapter Five. From Theory to Practice: The Case of INSROP; Chapter Six. Post-Academic and Post-Normal Science, and the Preconditions of Interdisciplinarity; Selected Bibliography; IndexThis book discusses the many issues involved in going beyond disciplinary research practices in science, politics and society, and addresses the complexities of their interface. Polar research is used to show how politics may intermingle with science to safeguard national interests in times of dramatic international change.Interdisciplinary researchResearchSocial aspectsResearchPolitical aspectsElectronic books.Interdisciplinary research.ResearchSocial aspects.ResearchPolitical aspects.500.72Østreng Willy1941-282261MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456468403321Science without boundaries2085662UNINA