The paradox of scientific authority : the role of scientific advice in democracies / Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks.
2009
Q175.52.N4 B55 2009eb
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Title
The paradox of scientific authority : the role of scientific advice in democracies / Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks.
Author
Bijker, Wiebe E.
ISBN
9780262258609 (electronic bk.)
0262258609 (electronic bk.)
1282694308
9781282694309
9780262026581 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262026589 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780262524926 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262524929 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262258609 (electronic bk.)
1282694308
9781282694309
9780262026581 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0262026589 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780262524926 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0262524929 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Publication Details
Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 223 pages).
Item Number
9786612694301
Call Number
Q175.52.N4 B55 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
338.9492/06
Summary
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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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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Bal, Roland.
Hendriks, Ruud, 1961-
Hendriks, Ruud, 1961-
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