Timothy G. McLellan
Science Interrupted: Rethinking Research Practice with Bureaucracy, Agroforestry, and Ethnography
Science Interrupted: Rethinking Research Practice with Bureaucracy, Agroforestry, and Ethnography
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Science Interrupted explores how scientists in China navigate environmental sustainability within domestic and international bureaucracies, using an agroforestry research organization as an example. It suggests that ethnographic engagement with bureaucracy can enable more democratic and collaborative modes of scientific practice.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 15 January 2024
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Science Interrupted delves into the intricate dynamics of scientists in China as they navigate the challenges of achieving environmental sustainability within the confines of domestic and international bureaucracies. In his groundbreaking work, Timothy G. McLellan presents a theoretical framework that sheds light on the often overlooked formal procedural work of Chinese bureaucracy. By focusing his analysis on an agroforestry research organization in southwest China, the author offers a captivating perspective on the pervasive nature of bureaucracy in contemporary science.
Drawing from the experiences of the organization's staff, McLellan explores how they navigate diverse international funding regimes and authoritarian state institutions. He questions the conventional notion of bureaucracy as merely an obstacle to scientific progress and instead proposes a more nuanced understanding. What if we take the tools, sensibilities, and practices of bureaucracies seriously, not only as objects of critique but as resources for re-thinking scientific practice?
Science Interrupted extends the boundaries of anthropological research by integrating ethnography as both a source of theory and data. Through his ethnographic engagement with bureaucracy, McLellan demonstrates how it can enable us to envision more democratic and collaborative modes of scientific practice. By challenging the dominant narratives and power structures, Science Interrupted offers a valuable contribution to our understanding of the complexities and complexities of scientific research in the modern world.
Weight: 454g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781501773334
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