Thesis ID: CBB164929034

The Canadian Science Advocacy Movement (2019)

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In this study I explore the nature of the disruptive mobilized science that erupted in Canada between 2006-2018. I investigate both the culture of Canadian mobilized science and the larger question of why this movement occured. I draw on data from interviews with event organizers, as well as from an analysis of publicly-available rally speeches. I utilize Ulrich Beck's reflexive modernization theory to demonstrate that the culture of science advocacy organizers is complex, and includes both elements that align with Beck's vision of a "reflexive science," and elements that seem to represent its opposite, or what Beck calls "modern science." Social movement theory supports my finding that the movement drew on a set of different institutions that provided resources and facilitative conditions. Further, I find that an alliance between specific "impact" disciplines, such as environmental and health sciences, is another facilitative condition for mobilized science.

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Authors & Contributors
Hess, David J.
Ellison, Jenny
Pia Vuolanto
Tompkins, Andrew S.
Emiliano Treré
Tu, Wen-Ling
Concepts
Social movements
Political activists and activism
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Protest movements
Environmentalism
Nuclear industry
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
19th century
Places
West Germany
United States
Germany
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Institutions
Friends of the Earth
Sierra Club
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