[eng] The article considers, from an historian's point of view, the book by Gibbons et al. It considers modes 1 and 2 of knowledge production advocated in the book, not as two successive modes which appeared one after the other, but as two analytical categories which represent systems of...

On 29 and 30 June 2006, an open and exploratory workshop entitled "Historical Perspectives on Science and Politics" was held by the European Commission. The ultimate aim of this workshop was to provide input to policy-making at EU level regarding science and/in society. The event was organised...