The honest broker : making sense of science in policy and politics / Roger A. Pielke, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pielke, Roger A., Jr., 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Research.

Research--Political aspects.

Physical Description:

x, 188 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Summary:

Scientists seeking to play a positive role in policy and politics and contribute to the sustainability of the scientific enterprise have choices in what role they play. This book is about understanding these choices, what considerations are important to think about when deciding, and the consequences of such choices for the individual scientist and the broader scientific enterprise. Rather than prescribing what course of action each scientist ought to take, the book aims to identify a range of options for individual scientists to consider in making their own judgments about how they would like to position themselves in relation to policy and politics. Using examples from a range of scientific controversies and thought-provoking analogies from other walks of life, The Honest Broker challenges us all - scientists, politicians, and citizens - to think carefully about how best science can contribute to policy-making and a healthy democracy.

Contents:

1 Four idealized roles of science in policy and politics 1

2 The big picture, science, and democracy 8

3 Science and decision-making 22

4 Values 39

5 Uncertainty 54

6 How science policy shapes science in policy and politics 76

7 Preemption and the decision to go to war in Iraq 97

8 When scientists politicize science 116

9 Making sense of science in policy and politics 135

Appendix Applying the framework 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521873208

0521873207

9780521694810

0521694817

OCLC:

78989094