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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Phillips, Peter W. B. (Editor ), Porter, J. M. (Jene M.), 1937- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Democracy and science > Congresses.
Science and state > Congresses.
Research > Government policy > Congresses.
Démocratie et sciences > Congrès.
Politique scientifique et technique > Congrès.
Recherche > Politique gouvernementale > Congrès.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Democracy and science
Research > Government policy
Science and state
Demokratie
Naturwissenschaften
Wissenschaftspolitik
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The History, Philosophy, and Practice of Public Science / Jene Porter and Peter W.B. Phillips
  • Sect. 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.

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