Olof Hallonsten

Science, Politics and Organization in Europe and the United States This book analyses the emergence of a transformed Big Science in Europe and the United States, using both historical and sociological perspectives. It shows how technology-intensive natural sciences g

This book analyses the emergence of a transformed Big Science in Europe and the United States, using both historical and sociological perspectives. It shows how technology-intensive natural sciences g...

Innovation is generally viewed as something inherently good, a source of progress and prosperity in our society. But innovation can also have negative, unintended, and wasteful effects, if policies ar...

Perspectives on the Political Process to Establish the European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden a cura di Olof Hallonsten

This book offers a thought-provoking defence of social science - and particularly the discipline of sociology - and its relevance for 21st century challenges to democratic societies. A beautifully wri...

This book offers a thought-provoking defence of social science - and particularly the discipline of sociology - and its relevance for 21st century challenges to democratic societies. A beautifully wri...

The European Spallation Source (ESS) is by far the largest Big Science facility ever built in Sweden. First proposed in the early 1990s, it took until 2015 before construction could start, and when it...