The Culture and Power of Knowledge: Inquiries into Contemporary Societies

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The Culture and Power of Knowledge

Inquiries into Contemporary Societies

Edited by: Nico Stehr and Richard V. Ericson

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1992

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Part I
The Culture and Power of Knowledge in Modern Society Nico Stehr and Richard V. Ericson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
Part II. Theoretical Perspectives
Introduction Nico Stehr and Richard V. Ericson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	23
A Critical View of Modernity Alain Touraine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
The Techno-structures of Society Gernot Böhme Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	39
Some Observations on “Post-modern” Society S.N. Eisenstadt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	51
The Idols of Technology William Leiss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
Part III. Knowledge, Experts and Expertise
Introduction Nico Stehr and Richard V. Ericson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	75
Life-world and Expertise: Social Production of Dependency Zygmunt Bauman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	81
Experts, Counsellors and Advisers Nico Stehr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
Knowledge as Product and Property Steve Fuller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
Introduction Nico Stehr and Richard V. Ericson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
Modem Society as a Risk Society Ulrich Beck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	199
Science as a Societal Risk Producer: A General Model of Intersystemic Dynamics, and some Specific Institutional Determinants of Research Behavior Uwe Schimank Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	215
Social Conflicts about the Definition of Risks: The Role of Science Christoph Lau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	235
Part V. The Economic Structure of Knowledge Societies
Introduction Nico Stehr and Richard V. Ericson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	251
The Changed World Economy Peter F. Drucker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	257
Global Change and Economic Policy Richard G. Lipsey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	279
Learning and the Economy Judith Marquand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	301
Part VI. Empirical Analysis of Knowledge Production and its Social Consequences
Introduction Nico Stehr and Richard V. Ericson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
Scientific Evidence and the Regulation of Technical Risks: Twenty Years of Demythologizing the Experts Wolfgang van den Daele Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	323
Expertise as a Network: A Case Study of the Controversies over the Environmental Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms Alberto Cambrosio, Camille Limoges and Eric Hoffman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	341
Expert Advice and Pragmatic Rationality Arie Rip Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	363
On the Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	381
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	385
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	393
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	403

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eBook published on:

May 8, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9783110847765

Hardcover published on:

October 1, 1992

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110131758

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Reprint 2013

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Front matter:

11

Main content:

397

Illustrations:

4

Tables:

2

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110847765

eBook ISBN: 9783110847765

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110131758

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