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'Modern society is shaped in ways that were scarcely thought of a
few years ago - and debates on regulation and governance have much
work to do if they are to come to grips with new modes and sources
of influence such as the new media and transnational engagements.
This book makes an incisive contribution to the re-configuring of
those debates and will appeal to all who look for an invigorated
understanding of regulation, governance and social change.' -
Robert Baldwin, London School of Economics and Political Science,
UK Society, Regulation and Governance critically appraises the
issue of intentional social change through the lens of regulation
and governance studies. A twofold understanding of regulation and
governance underpins the conceptual and empirical engagement
throughout the book. On the one hand, regulation and governance are
understood to be innovatively minded. On the other hand the book
argues that, at their respective cores, regulation and governance
are continuously concerned with how intentional social change can
be fostered and what results can be yielded in terms of shaping
society. This book brings together sociologists, political
scientists, legal scholars and historians to produce an
interdisciplinary critical evaluation of alleged 'new modes' of
social change, specifically: risk, publics and participation. It
makes three key contributions by: offering a consolidation and
re-appraisal of a debate that has become increasingly vague with
its academic and political proliferation identifying a uniting
conceptual-analytical core between regulation and governance which
explains the adaptability and innovation-mindedness of processes of
'shaping society' re-focusing on the 'essence' of regulation and
governance approaches - intentional modes of social change.
Society, Regulation and Governance will give significant insight
into the potential and limits of new methods of social change,
suiting a wide range of social science and legal academics due to
its collaborative nature. Contributors include: A.-L. Beaussier, A.
Bora, E. Carmel, M. Huber, D. Kuchenbuch, M. Moelders, P. Munte, R.
Paul, H. Rothstein, J.-F. Schrape, L. Viellechner
Since the founding in 1660 of the Royal Society, London, scientists
engaging in experimental research have sought to establish a base
for exploratory work in communities and their political
institutions. This connection between science and the national
state has only grown stronger during the past two centuries. Here,
historians, sociologists, and jurists discuss the history of that
relationship since 1800, asking such key questions as how have
scientists conceived of the national setting for their
transnational work in the past, and how do they situate their work
in the context of globalization? Taken together, the essays reveal
that while nineteenth-century scientists in many countries felt
they had to fight for public recognition of their work, the
twentieth century witnessed the national endorsement and planning
of science. With essays ranging from an analysis of speeches by
nineteenth-century German university presidents to the state of
science in the context of European integration, this book will
appeal to anyone interested in the public and political role of
science and its institutions in the past, present, and future.
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