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Politicizing science : the alchemy of policymaking / edited by Michael Gough.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Hoover Institution Press publication ; 517.
- Hoover Institution Press publication ; number 517
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Political aspects.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (335 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, California : Hoover Institution Press ; Washington, District of Columbia : George C. Marshall Institute, [2003]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book leading scientists share their experiences and observations of developing and testing hypotheses, offering insights on the dangers of manipulating science for political gain. It describes how politicization--whether by misapplication, over extension, or outright manipulation of the scientific record to advance particular policy agendas--imposes expenditures of money, missed opportunities, and burdens on the economy.
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword - John Raisian and William O'Keefe; Contributors; Introduction: Science, Risks, and Politics - Michael Gough; 1. Harmful Politicization of Science - William Happer; 2. The Corrosive Effects of Politicized Regulation of Science and Technology - Henry I. Miller; 3. Science and Public Policy - Joseph P. Martino; 4. Endocrine Disruptors - Stephen Safe; 5. Cancer Prevention and the Environmental Chemical Distraction - Bruce Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold; 6. Nuclear Power - Bernard L. Cohen
- 7. Science or Political Science? An Assessment of the U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change - Patrick J. Michaels 8. The Political Science of Agent Orange and Dioxin - Michael Gough; 9. Science and Politics in the Regulation of Chemicals in Sweden - Robert Nilsson; 10. How Precaution Kills: The Demise of DDT and the Resurgence of Malaria - Roger Bate; 11. The Revelle-Gore Story:Attempted Political Suppression of Science - S. Fred Singer; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780817939335
- 0817939334
- 9780817939380
- 0817939385
- OCLC:
- 869090512
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