Science, Society and Power : Environmental Knowledge and Policy in West Africa and the Caribbean
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'In this timely book, Fairhead and Leach ... effectively demolish persistent stereotypes associated with science, governance, development, and globalization ... Science, Society, and Power presents a rich and detailed narrative accompanied by insightful analysis. It should provoke a much-needed re-evaluation of the 'Risk Society' hypothesis, which characterizes community engagement with science as a peculiarity of late modernity.' Steve Rayner, Director, ESRC Science in Society Programme and Professor of Science in Society, University of Oxford
'A remarkable and fascinating book. Fairhead and Leach combine the ethnographic study of two 'developing' countries with a thorough grasp of wider theoretical debates over science and society. They bring a much-needed anthropological perspective to issues of scientific governance and the social relations of science and policy. Our understanding of the international and local dynamics of environmental practice is accordingly transformed. This book has significant implications for both social scientific understanding and the development of future forms of governance. At a time when the interaction of social life and scientific practice is more important than ever, Science, Society and Power addresses crucial issues and deserves a very wide readership.' Alan Irwin, Professor of Sociology, Brunel University
Book Description
This book brings science to the heart of debates about globalization by exploring the globalization of science and its contrasting effects in Guinea (one of the world's poorest countries) and Trinidad (a more prosperous, industrialized and urbanized island). It focuses on environment, forestry and conservation, sciences that are central to these countries and involve resources that many depend upon for their livelihoods. Taking a unique ethnographic approach drawn from anthropology, development and science studies, the work will appeal to students and researchers across the social sciences, as well as policy-makers and practitioners.
Science, Society and Power : Environmental Knowledge and Policy in West Africa and the Caribbean
Science, Society and Power : Environmental Knowledge and Policy in West Africa and the Caribbean,James Fairhead,Melissa Leach,Cambridge University Press,0521535662,Anthropology - Cultural,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Environmental policy,Government policy,Guinea,Nature conservation,Philosophy & Social Aspects,Public Policy - Environmental Policy,Social Science,Sociology,Trinidad,Caribbean islands,Globalization,Human geography,Social & cultural anthropology,Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural,Social theory,The Environment,West Africa
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