Community and Identity in Contemporary Technosciences

• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Biography: science, technology & medicine; History of science; Philosophy of science; History of ideas; Impact of science & technology on society; Social theory; Universities; Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments; Sociology: work & labour; History of engineering & technology; scientific identity; technoscience; scientific community; epistemic cultures; technoepistemic culture; science ad technology studies; synthetic biology; sustainability research; nanotechnology; ÖFOS 2012, Social geography; ÖFOS 2012, Technology studies; ÖFOS 2012, Sociology of technology; ÖFOS 2012, History of science; Wissenschaftliche Identität; wissenschaftliche Gemeinschaft; epistemische Kulturen; techno-epistemische Kultur; Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung; synthetische Biologie; Nachhaltigkeitsforschung; Nanotechnologie; ÖFOS 2012, Sozialgeographie; ÖFOS 2012, Technikforschung; ÖFOS 2012, Techniksoziologie; ÖFOS 2012, Wissenschaftsgeschichte
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This open access edited book provides new thinking on scientific identity formation. It thoroughly interrogates the concepts of community and identity, including both historical and contemporaneous analyses of several scientific fields. Chapters examine whether, and how, today's scientific iden...