Tensions in agnotology: Normativity in the studies of commercially driven ignorance. Pinto, M. Social Studies of Science, 45(2):294–315, 2015. 1
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As scientific research moves increasingly to the private sector, the social organization of science undergoes important transformations. Focusing on the production of ignorance, agnotology has been a fruitful approach to understanding the social and epistemic consequences of the recent commercialization of scientific research. Despite their important contributions, scholars working on agnotology seem to hold implicit normative commitments that are in tension with their descriptive accounts of ignorance-constructive practices. The main aim of this article is to uncover these commitments and to expose the emerging tensions. Thus, this article begins an exploration into normative aspects of the studies of ignorance. In particular, it shows that agnotology still needs the support of a well-articulated normative approach capable of identifying and evaluating the epistemic and social concerns raised by the private funding and performance of science. © The Author(s) 2015
@article{pinto_tensions_2015,
	title = {Tensions in agnotology: {Normativity} in the studies of commercially driven ignorance},
	volume = {45},
	shorttitle = {Tensions in agnotology},
	doi = {10.1177/0306312714565491},
	abstract = {As scientific research moves increasingly to the private sector, the social organization of science undergoes important transformations. Focusing on the production of ignorance, agnotology has been a fruitful approach to understanding the social and epistemic consequences of the recent commercialization of scientific research. Despite their important contributions, scholars working on agnotology seem to hold implicit normative commitments that are in tension with their descriptive accounts of ignorance-constructive practices. The main aim of this article is to uncover these commitments and to expose the emerging tensions. Thus, this article begins an exploration into normative aspects of the studies of ignorance. In particular, it shows that agnotology still needs the support of a well-articulated normative approach capable of identifying and evaluating the epistemic and social concerns raised by the private funding and performance of science. © The Author(s) 2015},
	number = {2},
	journal = {Social Studies of Science},
	author = {Pinto, M.F.},
	year = {2015},
	note = {1},
	keywords = {5 Ignorance and manufactured doubt, Ignorance et mécanismes de production du doute, PRINTED (Fonds papier), agnotology, commercialization of science, normativity, social construction of ignorance},
	pages = {294--315},
}

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