LINKING SCIENCE & MARKETS

We investigate the notion of credibility, how it is established and consolidated across multiple arenas, as well as how it relates to markets. Scientists establish cycles of credibility amongst their peers and funding agencies, converting different types of resources (e.g. data, publications, money) as they build, accumulate and capitalise on credibility. Credibility is also established in the world of corporate science. Private firms invest in science as a way to create new products and establish the credibility of claims made by their products.