Description
Book SynopsisAn ethnographic study of the European Space Agency, which explores the complex processes involved in cooperation on space science missions in the contemporary context of European integration. It presents an argument that the practice of cooperation does not depend on a homogenizing of interests in a bland unity.
Trade Review"An amusing as well as a serious examination of a vital issue of international research cooperation."--Historical Studies in the Physical and Sociological Sciences
Table of ContentsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: Multiple Cooperations31The Study of Cooperation: Theoretical Issues172The European Space Agency and the Structure of Cooperation473The Practice of Cooperation: Working Together on Space Science Missions694Struggling with Diversity: The Social and Cultural Dynamics of Working Together1035Evasion and Responsibility: The Politics of Working Together1256Existential Worries: Excitement and Boredom in the Experience of Working Together1537Working Together Transformed: The Production of Technology and Cooperation179Epilogue: Sacred Cooperation and the Dreams of Modernity196Notes221References247Index259
