9 Technoscience, Power, and Justice
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Sarah R. Davies
Abstract
Technoscience is a hugely powerful tool. It provides knowledge about the world in a manner that is reliable and robust, and offers insights that are, to many, thrilling, awe-inducing, and endlessly fascinating. But we should not ignore the ways in which it is and has been implicated in maintaining oppression and inequality, nor those in which it has caused harm. If we are to think about its place in contemporary societies, and to consider how it is shaped by and in turn shapes those societies, then it is vital to engage with how it is implicated in power relations and questions of justice and (in)equity.
Abstract
Technoscience is a hugely powerful tool. It provides knowledge about the world in a manner that is reliable and robust, and offers insights that are, to many, thrilling, awe-inducing, and endlessly fascinating. But we should not ignore the ways in which it is and has been implicated in maintaining oppression and inequality, nor those in which it has caused harm. If we are to think about its place in contemporary societies, and to consider how it is shaped by and in turn shapes those societies, then it is vital to engage with how it is implicated in power relations and questions of justice and (in)equity.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of Boxes iv
- Acknowledgements vi
- Introduction: Science Societies 1
- Histories and Imaginations 11
- The Mutual Shaping of Technoscience and Society 35
- Representing Science 58
- Public Engagements 79
- Knowledge in Crisis 99
- Experts and Expertise 123
- Science and Governance 143
- Technoscience, Power, and Justice 171
- Conclusion: Resources for Life in a Technoscientific World 195
- Index 198
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of Boxes iv
- Acknowledgements vi
- Introduction: Science Societies 1
- Histories and Imaginations 11
- The Mutual Shaping of Technoscience and Society 35
- Representing Science 58
- Public Engagements 79
- Knowledge in Crisis 99
- Experts and Expertise 123
- Science and Governance 143
- Technoscience, Power, and Justice 171
- Conclusion: Resources for Life in a Technoscientific World 195
- Index 198
