AMST 3911

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AMST 3911
Science in American Politics

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. We will also look at how science and technology are used in different institutional settings, such as Congress, the court system, and regulatory agencies. Among other issues, we will examine the tension between the concept of science as an autonomous system for producing knowledge and the concept of science as entangled with interest groups.


Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2019FA, 2017SP

Distribution Category (SSC-AS) (SBA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3091, STS 3911

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9014 AMST 3911   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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