02897namaa2200469uu 4500 doab101481 oapen 20260305123952.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 230719s2023 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781003188612 9781003188612 9781032037059 10.4324/9781003188612 doi oapen oapen eng dc NH bicssc NHAH bicssc NHB bicssc Ehlers, Sarah edt Evidence in Action between Science and Society Constructing, Validating, and Contesting Knowledge Taylor & Francis 2023 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star This volume is an interdisciplinary attempt to insert a broader, historically informed perspective into current political and academic debates on the issue of evidence and the reliability of scientific knowledge. The tensions between competing paradigms, different bodies of knowledge and the relative hierarchies between them are a crucial element of the historical and contemporary dynamics of scientific knowledge production. The negotiation of evidence is at the heart of this process. Starting from the premise that evidence constitutes a central, but also essentially contested concept in contemporary knowledge-based societies, this volume focuses on how evidence is generated and applied in practice-in other words, on "evidence in action." The contributions analyze and compare different evidence practices within the field of science and technology, how they interlink with different forms of power, their interaction with and impact on the legal and political domain, and their relationship to other, more heterodox forms of evidence that challenge traditional notions of evidence. In doing so, this volume provides much-needed context and historical background to contemporary debates on the so-called "post-truth" society. Evidence in Action is the perfect resource for all those interested in the relationship between science, technology, and the role of knowledge in society. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English General and world history bicssc Historiography bicssc History bicssc legal domain, knowledge, science, political domain Ehlers, Sarah oth Esselborn, Stefan edt Esselborn, Stefan oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/101481 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 93126 93126