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Reconstructing the Past, Constructing the Present:

Can Science Studies and the History of Science Live Happily Ever After?

Sheila Jasanoff

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; fax: +1 617 495 8963; sheila_jasanoff{at}harvard.edu

Historical and contemporary social studies of science and technology have developed an asymmetrical relationship in recent years. While historical research has been regarded as crucial to the project of contemporary theorizing, science studies is still regarded by many as incompatible with history of science's mission of faithfully reconstructing the past. This Comment suggests that the two fields can usefully collaborate in the task of democratizing science and technology. They have in common an interest in making science and technology more transparent, resurrecting vanished actors and voices, representing the hybrid networks of science and society and, not least, educating students about the societal dimensions of science and technology.

Key Words: constructivism • denmocratization of science • panopticon • science and society • transparency

Social Studies of Science, Vol. 30, No. 4, 621-631 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/030631200030004005
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