Sociology of science: are knowledge production and the quest for scientific status two divergent courses? Sociologia da ciência: a produção de conhecimento e a busca por status acadêmico são caminhos divergentes?

With the publication of a cover article in Nature by a group of Brazilian researchers, it has been suggested that science in Brazil has "progressed" to a level comparable to that of more developed countries. We argue that Brazil's contribution to the world scientific circuit is otherw...

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Main Authors: Martin Lindsey Christoffersen, Waltécio de Oliveira Almeida, Tassos Lycurgo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Casa de Oswaldo Cruz 2009-06-01
Series:História, Ciências, Saúde: Manguinhos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702009000200012