Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook

Exploring Novel Forms of Scientific Advice in Political Decision-Making

By: Sabine Maasen (Editor), P. Weingart (Editor)

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Paperback | 5 September 2009

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'Scientific advice to politics', the 'nature of expertise', and the 'relation between experts, policy makers, and the public' are variations of a topic that currently attracts the attention of social scientists, philosophers of science as well as practitioners in the public sphere and the media. This renewed interest in a persistent theme is initiated by the call for a democratization of expertise that has become the order of the day in the legitimation of research funding. The new significance of 'participation' and 'accountability' has motivated scholars to take a new look at the science - politics interface and to probe questions such as "What is new in the arrangement of scientific expertise and political decision-making?", "How can reliable knowledge be made useful for politics and society at large, and how can epistemically and ethically sound decisions be achieved without losing democratic legitimacy?", "How can the objective of democratization of expertise be achieved without compromising the quality and reliability of knowledge?"

Scientific knowledge and the 'experts' that represent it no longer command the unquestioned authority and public trust that was once bestowed upon them, and yet, policy makers are more dependent on them than ever before. This collection of essays explores the relations between science and politics with the instruments of the social studies of science, thereby providing new insights into their re-alignment under a new r©gime of governance.

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Non-Fiction Philosophy Social & Political Philosophy Ethics & Moral Philosophy Politics & Government Central Government Central Government Policies Science Science in General Impact of Science & Technology on Society Philosophy of Science Sociology & Anthropology

Anthropology Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography Sociology

Preface	p. vii
What's New in Scientific Advice to Politics?: Introductory Essay	p. 1
Bioethical Controversies and Policy Advice: The Production of Ethical Expertise and Its Role in the Substantiation of Political Decision-Making	p. 21
Advisory Systems in Pluralistic Knowledge Societies: A Criteria-Based Typology to Assess and Optimize Environmental Policy Advice	p. 41
Institutional Design for Socially Robust Knowledge: The National Toxicology Program's Report on Carcinogens	p. 63
Representation, Expertise, and the German Parliament: A Comparison of Three Advisory Institutions	p. 81
Expertise and Political Responsibility: The Columbia Shuttle Catastrophe	p. 101
Knowledge and Decision-Making	p. 123
Science/Policy Boundaries: A Changing Division of Labour in Dutch Expert Policy Advice	p. 135
Inserting the Public Into Science	p. 153
Between Policy And Politics Or: Whatever Do Weapons of Mass Destruction Have to Do With GM Crops? The UK's GM Nation Public Debate as an Example of Participatory Governance	p. 171
Participation As Knowledge Production and the Limits of Democracy	p. 189
Judgment Under Siege: The Three-Body Problem of Expert Legitimacy	p. 209
List of Authors	p. 225
Biographical Notes	p. 227
Author Index	p. 231
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