Sharing a communication with Professor Christopher S. Hamlin,
Department of History, University of Notre Dame, USA

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From: Debiprasad Dash
To: Hamlin.1@...
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:18 PM
Subject: Journal of Research Practice (JRP)


To: Professor Christopher S. Hamlin
Department of History, University of Notre Dame, USA

Dear Professor Hamlin,

I came across your captivating review article in Minerva:

JUST DON'T CALL IT SCIENCE
Minerva (2008) 46:99–116
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p0612p4324773728/fulltext.pdf

It is such a treasure house of facts and insights on
science-in-society over the ages! My sincere congratulations to you
for capturing all of it in that single article!

May I introduce myself as one who is associated with the study of
research -- recognising research as human activity, as practice. I
cordially invite you to our journal, Journal of Research Practice
(JRP), available freely on the Web.

It is clear to me that many convenient characterisations of science
hardly serve to enhance the practice of science. I recognise that it
is still the researcher, engaged in everyday research acts -- maybe as
a cog in some giant institutional machinery or maybe in a lifetime of
independent inquiry -- who helps in pushing the frontiers of research
practice (not only the frontiers of knowledge).

With sincere regards,

DP
--
D. P. Dash, PhD
http://www.ximb.ac.in/~dpdash/

Journal of Research Practice (JRP)
http://jrp.icaap.org/

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REPLY

from Christopher S. Hamlin <chamlin@...>
to Debiprasad Dash <dpdash@...>
date 20 June 2008 02:25
subject Re: Journal of Research Practice (JRP)


Dear Dr. Dash,

Thank you for the kind words.

I will certainly look out for your journal. It may well be suited for
inclusion in a course I teach on Science, Technology, and Society.

Yours
Christopher Hamlin