{"product_id":"the-will-to-predict-orchestrating-the-future-through-science-hardback-9781501769771","title":"The Will to Predict; Orchestrating the Future Through Science (Hardback) 9781501769771","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Will to Predict\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOrchestrating the Future Through Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEglė Rindzevičiūtė (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501769771\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 May 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages, 2 b\u0026amp;w halftones, 3 diagrams - 2 Halftones, black and white - 3 Diagrams\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book reviews the intellectual and political history of scientific prediction. Rindzeviit (criminology and sociology, Kingston Univ., London) is concerned with prediction as used to inform governance, including economic forecasting. The author focuses mainly on Soviet Russia (the former USSR) with its specialized emphasis on prediction and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Will to Predict\u003c\/i\u003e tackles an intriguing and topical issue of considerable interest to his- torians of science, especially the historical scrutiny of the role that science has in modern and late modern governance. It is a well-informed book, rich in ideas and examples, developing its important topic in theoretically illuminating and conceptually productive ways while contributing a selective, but thoughtful and original, analysis of the underexplored, yet distinctive and instructive, Soviet case.\u003c\/p\u003e (British Journal for the History of Science) \u003cp\u003eRindzevičiūtė's critique of the intellectual history and current practice (especially in the context of Russian foreign policy and the Ukraine conflict) of reflexive-control theory in chapter 6 is alone worth the price of admission.\u003c\/p\u003e (Culture and Society)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Will to Predict\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Eglė Rindzevičiūtė demonstrates how the logic of scientific expertise cannot be properly understood without knowing the conceptual and institutional history of scientific prediction.\u003c\/b\u003e She notes that predictions of future population, economic growth, environmental change, and scientific and technological innovation have shaped much of twentieth and twenty-first-century politics and social life, as well as government policies. Today, such predictions are more necessary than ever as the world undergoes dramatic environmental, political, and technological change. But, she asks, what does it mean to predict scientifically? What are the limits of scientific prediction and what are its effects on governance, institutions, and society? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer intellectual and political history of scientific prediction takes as its example twentieth-century USSR. By outlining the role of prediction in a range of governmental contexts, from economic and social planning to military strategy, she shows that the history of scientific prediction is a transnational one, part of the history of modern science and technology as well as governance. Going beyond the Soviet case, Rindzevičiūtė argues that scientific predictions are central for organizing uncertainty through the orchestration of knowledge and action. Bridging the fields of political sociology, organization studies, and history, \u003ci\u003eThe Will to Predict\u003c\/i\u003e considers what makes knowledge scientific and how such knowledge has impacted late modern governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656098312472,"sku":"9781501769771","price":38.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-will-to-predict-orchestrating-the-future-through-science-hardback-9781501769771","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}