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STS
Program in Science,
Technology, and Society
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Susan S Silbey
Professor Silbey received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the
University of Chicago and post-graduate training in enthnography in
the Sociology Department of Brandeis University. She served as
editor of Studies in Law, Politics and Society (1990-1997), and the
Law & Society Review (1998-2000). Silbey is the past president
of the Law & Society Association, and a fellow of the American
Academy of Political and Social Science. In 1998, she published The
Common Place of Law: Stories from Everyday Life describing the ways
in which Americans imagine, use, and construct the rule of
law.
Recent publications include, "Subversive Stories and Hegemonic
Tales: Toward a Sociology of Narrative;" "Let Them Eat Cake:
Globalization, Postmodern Colonialism and the Possibilities of
Justice;" and "The Architecture of Authority: the Place of Law in
the Space of Science."
Her current research projects include a study of the invention of
an environmental management system for research laboratories, the
role of gender in research organizations, and a comparative
analysis of two new engineering colleges.
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