Me/Fiona:
Oh dear, B7 content... Well, I have no doubt that science would get on OK
under the Federation.
I wouldn't hold out much hope for sociology, however.
To judge by the social-Darwinist view of society put forward in "Terminal," I'd say all of the social sciences are pretty much up the creek in the Federation.
Not to mention the class gradings. I think bits of psychology would have done OK under the Federation, mostly the stuff related to interrogation techniques and controlling behaviour (although they do seem to do most of that with drugs).
Una