In Alternative Pathways in Science and Industry, David Hess examines how social movements and other forms of activism affect innovation in science, technology, and industry. Synthesizing and extending work in social studies of science and technology, social movements, and globalization, Hess explore...

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1. Verfasser:	Hess, David J.
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2007.
Schriftenreihe:	Urban and industrial environments.
Schlagworte:	Science > Social aspects. Technology > Social aspects. Science and industry. Sciences > Aspect social. Sciences et industrie. SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects. Science and industry Science > Social aspects Technology > Social aspects ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy
Online-Zugang:	DE-862 DE-863
Zusammenfassung:	In Alternative Pathways in Science and Industry, David Hess examines how social movements and other forms of activism affect innovation in science, technology, and industry. Synthesizing and extending work in social studies of science and technology, social movements, and globalization, Hess explores the interaction of grassroots environmental action and mainstream industry and offers a conceptual framework for understanding it. Hess proposes a theory of scientific and technological change that considers the roles that both industry and grassroots consumers play in setting the research agenda in science and technology, and he identifies "alternative pathways" by which social movements can influence scientific and technological innovation. He analyzes four of these pathways: industrial opposition movements, organized against targeted technologies (as in the campaign against nuclear energy); technology- and product-oriented movements, which press for alternatives (as does the organic food movement); localism, which promotes local ownership (as in "buy-local" campaigns); and access pathways, which support a more equitable distribution of resources. Within each pathway, Hess examines reforms in five different areas: agriculture, energy, waste and manufacturing, infrastructure, and finance. The book's theoretical argument and empirical evidence demonstrate the complex pattern of incorporation (of grassroots innovations) and transformation (of alternative ownership structures and the alternative products themselves) that has characterized the relationship of industry and activism. Hess's analysis of alternative pathways to change suggests ways economic organizations could shift to a more just and sustainable course in the twenty-first century
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (ix, 334 pages)
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-327) and index.
ISBN:	9780262275323 0262275325 9781429465625 142946562X 1282098438 9781282098435 9786612098437 6612098430 0262083590 9780262083591