Open AccessHidden Injustice and Anti-Science
Author(s) -
Laurel SmithDoerr
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
engaging science, technology, and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2413-8053
DOI - 10.17351/ests2020.381
Subject(s) - injustice , reflexivity , sociology , epistemology , theme (computing) , power (physics) , economic justice , field (mathematics) , organizational justice , political science , social science , law , philosophy , computer science , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , pure mathematics , perception , operating system
This essay responds to the five articles on Anti-Science in this journal issue by discussing a significant theme identified across all of them: hidden injustice. Some of the ways that injustice is hidden by organizational forces related to anti-science are identified. In response, the essay points to the need for empirical data on anti-science policies, a symmetric approach to anti-science contexts, and institutional analysis of anti-science power imbalances. Additionally, a reflexive question about whether anti-science analysis in STS leads the field toward racial justice is raised. The essay calls for further organizational level research with a critical STS lens to uncover hidden injustice.