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Reflections on STS in Mainland China: A Historical Review (June 2018)

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Marxism Culture Technoscience; science and technology studies Science and Technology Social change Science and politics China

This article examines the historical development of the study of science, technology, and society (STS) in China in relation to the features of contemporary Chinese society and the influence of Marxism tradition, the opening up of China, the system reform, and the evolving state of science and technology (S&T) and its history and cultural tradition. Marxism, especially natural dialectics, had a profound impact on China’s STS knowledge system, research team, and disciplinary building. Since 1978, with the opening up of China, Western theories about the sociology of science have been introduced into China and have formed an ever-changing relationship with Marxism (natural dialectics). The system reform in China not only raised questions for STS scholars but also provided an opportunity to rethink relevant STS issues and possibilities for participatory research. At the same time, the conditions of China as an evolving state in S&T—along with its history, cultural traditions, and the particularity of Chinese society—have raised additional intriguing questions for STS research. This article considers the relationship and the paradox between Marxism and Western academic tradition, the object and nature of STS study, as well as the significance of STS research in East Asia and China.

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Authors & Contributors
Stephen Secules
Gondwe, Mzamose
Sébastien Lechevalier
Green, Adrian
Crosbie, Barbara
Zwart, Hub
Journals
Social Studies of Science
Science, Technology and Human Values
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Science and Society
Journal of the History of Biology
Icon: Journal of the International Committee for the History of Technology
Publishers
Independent Institute
University of Washington Press
University of Chicago Press
Springer
Duke University Press
Boydell Press
Concepts
Technoscience; science and technology studies
Culture
Social change
Economic history
Technological innovation
Technology and society
People
Engels, Friedrich
Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Antoine Pierre de Monet de
Mao, Zedong
Cassirer, Ernst
Time Periods
21st century
20th century
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
17th century
Places
China
South Korea
North Korea
England
Latin America
France
Institutions
International Council for Science
Future Earth. Systems of Sustainable Consumption and Production Knowledge-Action Network
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