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The Paradox of Scientific Authority: The Role of Scientific Advice in Democracies (Inside Technology)
The Paradox of Scientific Authority The Role of Scientific Advice in Democracies - Inside Technology
Author: Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks
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: how scientifi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262026581
ISBN-10: 0262026589
Publication Date: 10/30/2009
Pages: 232
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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