| Description |
xvi, 354 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Part 1 : modern politics and the mirror of nature -- Niccolo ̀ Machiavelli and the popular politics of expertise -- Power and publicity in modern science -- Consent and competence in representative government -- Liberal rationalism and government advisory committees -- Part II : democratizing representation in science and politics -- Thomas Hobbes and the authorization of science -- John Dewey and the reconstruction of representation -- Bruno Latour and the symmetries of science and politics -- How science becomes political -- Elements of democratic representation -- Institutionalizing democratic representation |
| Summary |
"Public controversies over issues ranging from global warming to biotechnology have politicized scientific expertise and research. Some respond with calls for restoring a golden age of value-free science. More promising efforts seek to democratize science. But what does that mean? Can it go beyond the typical focus on public participation? How does the politics of science challenge prevailing views of democracy? In Science in Democracy, Mark Brown draws on science and technology studies, democratic theory, and the history of political thought to show why an adequate response to politicized science depends on rethinking both science and democracy."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-344) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Democracy.
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Representative government and representation.
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Science and state.
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Science and state -- Citizen participation.
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Science -- Political aspects.
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| LC no. |
2009005952 |
| ISBN |
9780262013246 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780262513043 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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