Unit:
Department of History and Philosophy of ScienceLibrary of the School of Science
Dissertation committee:
Αραποστάθης Ευστάθιος, Αν. Καθηγητής, τμήμα ΙΦΕ/ΕΚΠΑ
Αραμπατζής Θεόδωρος, Καθηγητής, τμήμα ΙΦΕ/ΕΚΠΑ
Τύμπας Αριστοτέλης, Καθηγητής, τμήμα ΙΦΕ/ΕΚΠΑ
Αρβανίτης Ρήγας, Διευθυντής Ερευνών, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Γαλλία
Βλαχάκης Γεώργιος, Αν. Καθηγητής, Σχολή Ανθρωπιστικών Σπουδών, Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο
Ηλιόπουλος Κωνσταντίνος, Διευθυντής Ερευνών, Ινστιτούτο Αγροτικής Οικονομίας και Κοινωνιολογίας, ΕΛΓΟ-ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ
Ματάλα Αντωνία-Λήδα, Καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Επιστήμης Διαιτολογίας-Διατροφής, Χαροκόπειο Πανεπιστήμιο
Original Title:
Τεχνοεπιστημονικά δίκτυα και αγροτικές πολιτικές στην Ελλάδα: Η περίπτωση των σπόρων και των χημικών λιπασμάτων στη σιτοπαραγωγή από το 1920 έως σήμερα
Translated title:
Technoscientific networks and agricultural policies in Greece: The case of seeds and chemical fertilizers in wheat production from 1920 to the present
Summary:
The current study endeavors to undertake a historical reconstruction of Greek wheat production, positing it as a socio-technical system within the realm of agricultural production spanning from the interwar era to contemporary times. The methodological approach is situated within the fields of the History of Science and Technology, and Science and Technology Studies. The focal point of the analytical framework lies in the examination of technoscientific networks as pivotal determinants influencing the trajectory of wheat production in Greece. These technoscientific networks include both material arrangements and infrastructures, as well as historical actors who played a crucial role in shaping specific policies and directions. The dissertation is the first study that exclusively focuses on the history of wheat production in Greece, while simultaneously attempting to broaden the interpretive framework as reflected in the historiography of Greek agriculture. The analysis follows two pivotal subsystems that determined the directions of the socio-technical system of wheat production: seeds and chemical fertilizers. These constitute critical arenas of interaction among technoscientific networks, ultimately shaping the trajectory of wheat cultivation over the last 100 years. Within this framework, the role of science and technology in shaping and legitimizing relevant policies is examined, along with the terms negotiated for technical choices and the reliability of technologies. Additionally, the study explores how specific social and economic relationships were structured through technopolitics and how certain sociotechnical imaginaries, such as "productivity" and "quality", were constructed. The analysis stresses the critical role of interaction among technoscientific networks in shaping the relationship between farming communities and the environment, as well as material commitments to specific production systems.
Main subject category:
Science
Keywords:
Science and technology studies, History of science, Agricultural history, Agricultural policy, History of plant breeding, History of fertilizers, Wheat production, 20th century, Greece
Number of references:
333
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