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The Agency of Scientific Disciplines
Die Agency wissenschaftlicher Disziplinen
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Abstract This paper discusses the agency of scientific disciplines and reconstructs it as representative
agency. In the case of disciplinary representative agency, individual and organizational actors are committed to the reflexive interests of a discipline and act on their behalf. This paper explores the ... view more
This paper discusses the agency of scientific disciplines and reconstructs it as representative
agency. In the case of disciplinary representative agency, individual and organizational actors are committed to the reflexive interests of a discipline and act on their behalf. This paper explores the essential forms and arenas in which this type of agency is exercised and discusses the relevance of some recent trends in science and higher education for the collective agency of disciplines.... view less
Keywords
scientific discipline; science studies
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
competition; collective agency; intention; interest
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 277-295
Journal
Historical Social Research, 48 (2023) 3
Issue topic
The Emergence and Effects of Non-hierarchical Collective Agency
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed