Abstract
This chapter reframes the issue of reproducibility in science and technology within the context of contemporary knowledge societies that are characterized by a constant quest for innovation. Given that innovation privileges novelty and, by implication, the not-yet-reproducible, the first question is how, if at all, these opposing requirements can be reconciled in scientific practice. Being ideal-typical goals they represent a regulative dual that cannot be met in a straightforward fashion but need to be orchestrated both epistemically and socially. Secondly, in times of accelerated innovation, carefully arranged empirical settings emerge that complement and challenge these norms. "Social robustness of science" and "responsible research and innovation" are prototypic examples. As instances of institutionalized reflexivity in science they may eventually change the normative structure of science.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Reproducibility |
| Subtitle of host publication | Principles, Problems, Practices, and Prospects |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 541-562 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118865064 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781118864975 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |