ISBN:
1442684720
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9781442684720
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 343 p)
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ill., maps
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
Parallel Title:
Print version Public science in liberal democracy
DDC:
303.48/3
Keywords:
Democracy and science Congresses
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Research Congresses Government policy
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Science and state Congresses
Abstract:
Regardless of whether science is practised in industry, the academy, or government, its conduct inescapably shapes and is shaped by democratic institutions. Moreover, the involvement of science with public policy formation and democracy has dramatically increased over the centuries and, by all accounts, will continue to do so. In order to understand the functioning of science and democracy, it is necessary to acknowledge the complex relationship between them. Public Science in Liberal Democracy aims to do this from an interdisciplinary perspective, presenting an array of substantively different positions on the issues that it explores.The volume focuses on three major questions: Can science retain independence and objectivity in the face of demands to meet commercial and public policy objectives? In what ways is scientific discourse privileged in the formation of public policy? How can scientific knowledge and methodology be made compatible with the interdisciplinarity and integration required of public policy formation and discourse? Representing a wide range of viewpoints, the contributors to Public Science in Liberal Democracy come from Canada, Europe, the United States, and Australia, and include practising scientists as well as scholars working in the humanities and social sciences. This timely and thought-provoking collection makes an important contribution to the literature and will appeal to anyone interested in scientific research and its political and philosophical ramifications in democratic society
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: The History, Philosophy, and Practice of Public Science / Jene Porter and Peter W.B. PhillipsSect. 1. History of Public Science in Theory and Practice -- 1. Element Publicum / Larry Stewart -- 2. Science, Democracy, and Philosophy: From Marginal Achievements to Impossible Opportunities / Carl Mitcham -- 3. Public Geoscience at the Frontiers of Democracy / Deborah R. Hutchinson and Richard S. Williams, Jr. -- 4. Public Science, Society, and the Greenhouse Gas Debate / Peter J. Cook -- Sect. 2. Solutions to the Problems: Philosophic -- 5. Role of Humanities Policy in Public Science / Robert Frodeman -- 6. Science Studies Encounter with Public Science: Mertonian Norms, the Local Life of Science, and the Long Dure / Gordon McOuat -- 7. Democratic Deficit of Science and Its Possible Remedies / Ian Jarvie -- 8. New Atlantis Reconsidered / Leon Harold Craig -- 9. Expertise, Common Sense, and the Atkins Diet / Steven Shapin -- 10. Role of the Public Academic Scientist in the Twenty-first Century: Who Is Protecting the Public Interest? / Alan McHughen -- 11. Science Literacy Gap: Enabling Society to Critically Evaluate New Scientific Developments / Eric S. Sachs -- Sect. 3. Solutions to the Problems: Institutional -- 12. Science and Policymaking: The Legitimation Conundrum / Grace Skogstad and Sarah Hartley -- 13. Bringing Balance, Disclosure, and Due Diligence into Science-Based Policymaking / Ross McKitrick -- 14. Technoscience in an 'Illiberal' Democracy: The Internet and Genomics in Singapore / Zaheer Baber -- 15. Retaining Scientific Excellence in Setting Research Priorities: Lessons from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) / Christopher D. Gerrard -- 16. Toward Centres for Responsible Innovation in the Commercialized University / David Guston -- 17. Citizens and Biotechnology / Rahul K. Dhanda.
Note:
Essays presented at a conference held in Saskatoon, Sask., October 2004
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Includes bibliographical references
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL
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Electronic reproduction
DOI:
10.3138/9781442684720
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