Politicizing Science: The Alchemy of Policymaking Volume 517

by Michael Gough

Book Overview

Politics and science make strange bedfellows. In politics, perceptions are reality and facts are negotiable. The competing interests, conflicting objectives, and trade-offs of political negotiations often lend themselves to bending the truth and selectively interpreting facts to shape outcomes. In science, facts are reality. This collection examines the conflicts that arise when politics and science converge.

In Politicizing Science: The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0817939326
• ISBN13: 9780817939328
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"