The aim of this book is to illustrate the dynamic relationship between society and science. The increasingly close interaction between these two areas is an indicator of the emergence of a new type of science: a contextualized or context-sensitive science. Although evidence for a tighter, interactive relationship between society and science is mounting, the current debate still revolves around drawing a demarcation line between the two fields in one way or another. It is often assumed that the flow of communication only goes in one direction - from science to society - while the transformative effects of communication in the opposite direction receive little attention. The authors demonstrate that such communications are increasing in contemporary society, leading to a transformation of science not only in its institutions and research practices but also in its epistemological core. To adequately understand the co-evolution of society and science, they develop an open and dynamic structure that addresses the contextualization of knowledge in a new public space. Everything you ever wanted to know about the knowledge society is brought to light by Nowotny, Scott, and Gibbons in "Re-thinking science," the sequel to their acclaimed book "The new production of knowledge" (1994). This is an excellent book, full of empirical insights and intellectual visions. "Re-thinking science" is both reliable and robust. The authors guide us beyond the dichotomies of science and society into their new work, into a new agora of interactive forces, where the old institutional boundaries of science, industry, and government are transcended. "Re-thinking science" reimagines society.