Drawing on classical sociological writing on secrecy by Simmel, Merton and Shils, this also draws in contemporary perspectives in science and technology studies in order to develop a theoretical set of arguments about how the relationship between secrecy and science might be und…
Drawing on classical sociological writing on secrecy by Simmel, Merton and Shils, this also draws in contemporary perspectives in science and technology studies in order to develop a theoretical set of arguments about how the relationship between secrecy and science might be und…
"It is no secret that twentieth-century Britain was governed through a culture of secrecy, and secrecy was particularly endemic in military research and defence policy surrounding biological and chemical warfare. More generally, it is hard to exaggerate the role of secrecy in al…
It is no secret that twentieth-century Britain was governed through a culture of secrecy, and secrecy was particularly endemic in military research and defence policy surrounding biological and chemical warfare. More generally, it is hard to exaggerate the role of secrecy in all…
Drawing on classical sociological writing on secrecy by Simmel, Merton and Shils this groundbreaking book by Brian Balmer also draws in more contemporary perspectives in science and technology studies that understand knowledge and social order as co-produced within heterogeneous…