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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
Otros Autores: Porter, J. M. (Jene M.), 1937- (Editor ), Phillips, Peter W. B. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wissenschaftspolitik
Naturwissenschaften
Demokratie
Science and state.
Research > Government policy.
Democracy and science.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Recherche > Politique gouvernementale > Congres.
Politique scientifique et technique > Congres.
Democratie et sciences > Congres.
Research > Government policy > Congresses.
Science and state > Congresses.
Democracy and science > Congresses.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Electronic books.
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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