Abstract

RODRIGUEZ MEDINA, Leandro. Subordinating objects: epistemic technology to produce centers and peripheries. Rev. Mex. Sociol [online]. 2013, vol.75, n.1, pp.7-28. ISSN 2594-0651.

In social studies on science and technology, abundant literature has emerged on the importance of space in the production and the circulation of knowledge. The very idea of the circulation of knowledge has received more attention, particularly because of the need to analyze the transformations it undergoes as it travels from its place of origin to its multiple destinations. This article, derived from qualitative research and the analysis of documents on academic trajectories and theoretical influence, introduces the concept of the "subordinating object" to understand how knowledge produced in metropolitan centers is appropriated in peripheral fields.

Keywords : subordinating objects; sociology of knowledge; knowledge circulation; scientific production; center and periphery.

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