Eugene Skolnikoff treats the roles of science and technology across the entire range of relations among nations, including security and economic issues, environmental questions, international economic competitiveness, the spread of weapons technology, the demise of communism, the new content of dependency relations, and the demanding new problems of national and international governance. He shows how the structure and operation of the scientific and technological enterprises have interacted with international affairs to lead to the dramatic evolution of world politics experienced in this century, particularly after World War II.…mehr
Eugene Skolnikoff treats the roles of science and technology across the entire range of relations among nations, including security and economic issues, environmental questions, international economic competitiveness, the spread of weapons technology, the demise of communism, the new content of dependency relations, and the demanding new problems of national and international governance. He shows how the structure and operation of the scientific and technological enterprises have interacted with international affairs to lead to the dramatic evolution of world politics experienced in this century, particularly after World War II.
Eugene B. Skolnikoff is Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been Director of the Center for International Studies at MIT, and has served on the staff of the White House Office of Science and Technology in several administrations.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1 The Setting 3 Assessing the Interaction of Science and Technology with International Affairs 5 Primary Questions 8 Some Comments on Theoretical Issues and Literature 9 Science and Technology as Causes of Societal Change 10 What Is Meant by "Science" and "Technology" 12 Plan of the Study 15 2 The Scientific and Technological Enterprises and the Direction of Technological Change 16 Historical Evolution 16 The New Enterprises 21 Patterns of Outcomes and Effects 39 3 National Security 49 Nuclear-Weapons Systems 51 Scientific and Technological Factors in Strategic Nuclear Relationships 54 The Evolution and Diffusion of Military Power and Capability 71 Arms Control 83 Some Summary Comments 87 4 Economies and Polities 93 Global Integration 93 Economic Growth, Trade, and Competition 112 North-South Transfer of Technology and Dependency 132 Old and New Dimensions: Geopolitical Measures 140 Large Systems 166 Some Summary Comments 172 5 Global Dangers 175 Global Warning 176 Other Global Dangers 199 6 Practical Problems of Governance: Institutions and Processes 202 Time 202 Technical Content of Issues 206 Role of Foreign Offices 209 International Cooperation 210 International Organizations 212 Some Additional Issues 216 In Sum 218 7 Conclusions and Observations 223 Some Summary Conclusions and Generalizations 223 The Processes, Outcomes, and Consequences of Science and Technology 239 Theoretical Debates 241 Comments on Policy 246 Coda 248 Notes 253 Index 305
Preface 1 The Setting 3 Assessing the Interaction of Science and Technology with International Affairs 5 Primary Questions 8 Some Comments on Theoretical Issues and Literature 9 Science and Technology as Causes of Societal Change 10 What Is Meant by "Science" and "Technology" 12 Plan of the Study 15 2 The Scientific and Technological Enterprises and the Direction of Technological Change 16 Historical Evolution 16 The New Enterprises 21 Patterns of Outcomes and Effects 39 3 National Security 49 Nuclear-Weapons Systems 51 Scientific and Technological Factors in Strategic Nuclear Relationships 54 The Evolution and Diffusion of Military Power and Capability 71 Arms Control 83 Some Summary Comments 87 4 Economies and Polities 93 Global Integration 93 Economic Growth, Trade, and Competition 112 North-South Transfer of Technology and Dependency 132 Old and New Dimensions: Geopolitical Measures 140 Large Systems 166 Some Summary Comments 172 5 Global Dangers 175 Global Warning 176 Other Global Dangers 199 6 Practical Problems of Governance: Institutions and Processes 202 Time 202 Technical Content of Issues 206 Role of Foreign Offices 209 International Cooperation 210 International Organizations 212 Some Additional Issues 216 In Sum 218 7 Conclusions and Observations 223 Some Summary Conclusions and Generalizations 223 The Processes, Outcomes, and Consequences of Science and Technology 239 Theoretical Debates 241 Comments on Policy 246 Coda 248 Notes 253 Index 305
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A volume of sweeping ambition, covering both past and contemporary trends. . . . This compact volume offers much to anyone interested in current global trends, not least to those in the scientific, engineering and medical communities. . . . With almost 40 years of intense professional involvement in this subject . . . Skolnikoff brings an extraordinary range of both scholarship and practical experience to this debate.
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