This part of the AGB2009 series (see the presentation)
AGB2009: science and the nation state
BACKGROUND
The relationship between power and scientific inquiry has never been easy.
ABSTRACT
Science is not built in a vacuum. Despite what some scientists say, usually after mingling with the losing side in a war, the “political neutrality” of science has never been proved.
Can science be national? What is the real difference between basic and applied research? How do you communicate and control science in a democratic world?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The bibliography spans across few decades