Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook publishes collections
of papers that focus on specific overarching
topics. Each Yearbook offers an opportunity for the integration of
different disciplinary strategies and their interrelated development. The term
sociology in the title is, thus, meant broadly and includes historical and
philosophical dimensions. The Yearbook seeks to go beyond unitary and
monolithic schematisations of scientific knowledge, and it similarly considers
the study of scientists inseparable from the study of developments in
scientific knowledge and both as major parts of the general study of social
change and development.
Topics covered in the series include:
·
Democratization of Expertise (Vol. 24)
·
The Sciences' Media Connection - Public
Communication and its Repercussions (Vol. 28)
·
The Local Configuration of New Research Fields -
On Regional and National Diversity (Vol. 29)
The Yearbook welcomes proposals from individuals or groups
of editors. Each proposal is reviewed by the series editor along with the
editorial board. The editors of each volume organize an internal review process
in conjunction with the managing editor. Upon completion of a volume it is then
reviewed by external reviewers.
For more information on submitting a proposal, please
contact the publishing editor, Christi Lue at christi.lue @ springer.com and series editor, Peter Weingart at weingart @ uni-bielefeld.de