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What role do science and technology play in society? What is the nature of expert knowledge? What is science's relation to democracy? This introduction to science, technology, and society answers these questions, and more, by exploring contemporary research on topics such as expertise, activism, science policy, and innovation. It offers a comprehensive resource for considering the place that science and technology have in contemporary societies, and the roles that they can and should play. Accessible to a non-specialist audience, it draws on a rich range of cases and examples, from nuclear activism in India to content moderation in Kenya. Framing science as always social, and society as always shaped by science and technology, it asks: what worlds do we want science and technology to bring into being?

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“This book provides a multitude of resources for students and citizens to contribute to shaping the relationship between science and technoscience. It is simultaneously erudite and readable.” Sally Wyatt, Maastricht University

“Ever wondered how culture and society shape science and vice versa? Then this marvellous book is for you. It's full of interesting examples and reflections. You'll never think about science and technology in the same way again.” Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales “This book provides a multitude of resources for students and citizens to contribute to shaping the relationship between science and technoscience. It is simultaneously erudite and readable.” Sally Wyatt, Maastricht University

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Sarah R Davies is Professor of Technosciences, Materiality, and Digital Cultures in the Department of Science and Technology Studies, University of Vienna, Austria. Her work explores the intersections between science, technology, and society, with a particular focus on digital tools and spaces. Her previous books include Science Communication: Culture, Identity, and Citizenship (2016) and Hackerspaces: Making the Maker Movement (2017).

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