The STS Field in Latin America and the Social Use of Its Output
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In a recent publication, Susan Cozzens (2001) called for a return to a more “social movement” character within the Science, Technology and Society (STS) field — more generalist and interdisciplinary in its intellectual dimension, and more interventionist in society. We know that the movement-based nature of STS was one of the foundational matrices of the field. The same can be said about Latin America, though here the political issues of the social movement did not focus on criticizing the consequences of technology, but rather on challenging a model of technology policy that was contrary to the region’s development needs (see R. Dagnino, H. Thomas & A. Davyt, 1996; and L. Vaccarezza, 1998).
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