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The paradox of scientific authority : the role of scientific advice in democracies / Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Inside technologyPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009.Description: viii, 223 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780262026581
  • 0262026589
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • Q175.52.N4 B55 2009
Contents:
The Gezondheidsraad -- Science and Politics in a Technological Culture -- Preparing the Stage -- Committees at Work -- Missionary Zeal and Repair Work -- The Work and the Product of Scientific Advising.
Subject: The authors assess the influence of scientific advice in societies that increasingly question scientific authority & expertise. This paradox is explored through an ethnographic study of the scientific advisory committee, one of the key sites for the interaction of science, policy & society.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Gezondheidsraad --
Science and Politics in a Technological Culture --
Preparing the Stage --
Committees at Work --
Missionary Zeal and Repair Work --
The Work and the Product of Scientific Advising.

The authors assess the influence of scientific advice in societies that increasingly question scientific authority & expertise. This paradox is explored through an ethnographic study of the scientific advisory committee, one of the key sites for the interaction of science, policy & society.

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