TY  - BOOK
AU  - Louvel,Séverine
TI  - The Policies and Politics of Interdisciplinary Research: Nanomedicine in France and in the United States
T2  - Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society Series
SN  - 9780429574832
AV  - R857.N34 .L688 2021
U1  - 610.28 
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Nanomedicine-Research-France
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of acronyms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Bones of contention: the sociology of science, interdisciplinary policies and the politics of interdisciplinary knowledge -- 2. Defining nanomedicine: how nanomedicine escapes single definitions and why it matters for the knowledge politics of interdisciplinary research -- 3. Promises, roadmaps and activity scripts: how funding programs materialize nanomedicine futures -- 4. Embarking on a translational journey: funding programs and the convergence of researchers' epistemic commitments in nanomedicine -- 5. Reassuring society or addressing social concerns?: a mixed assessment of science communication and interdisciplinarity across the natural and social sciences -- 6. Laying foundations: how interdisciplinary university research hubs rely on local disciplinary forces -- 7. Peer-reviewed academic journals: enemies or allies of interdisciplinary research? -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Index
N2  - Through an in-depth sociological study of the development of nanomedicine in France and in the United States, this book challenges conventional views of academic disciplines as forming separate 'siloes' which hinder the development of interdisciplinary research
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ER  -