First published in 1988, this book provides students with a way to increase their understanding of the role of science and technology in society. Steven Yearley draws on and develops…

Science is at the heart of contemporary society and is therefore central to the social sciences. Yet science studies has often encountered resistance from social scientists.

First published in 1994. The studies in this book examine the ambivalent responses to EU environmental policy among policy-makers and environmentalists in regions at the edge of the EU and…