The Paradox of Scientific Authority: The Role of Scientific Advice in Democracies

by Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks

Book Overview

Assessing the influence of scientific advice in societies that increasingly question scientific authority and expertise. Today, scientific advice is asked for (and given) on questions ranging from stem-cell research to genetically modified food. And yet it often seems that the more urgently scientific advice is solicited, the more vigorously scientific authority is questioned by policy makers, stakeholders, and citizens. This book examines a paradox-...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262535386
• ISBN13: 9780262535380
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher