Science and the politics of openness : here be monsters / edited by Brigitte Nerlich, Sarah Hartley, Sujatha Raman and Alexander Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nerlich, Brigitte, 1956- editor.

Hartley, Sarah, editor.

Raman, Sujatha, editor.

Smith, Alexander Thomas T. (Alexander Thomas Telford), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Social aspects.

Science--Political aspects.

Science--Moral and ethical aspects.

Communication in science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 338 pages) : illustrations (black and white), charts; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file PDF

Summary:

The phrase ‘here be monsters’ or ‘here be dragons’ is commonly believed to have been used on ancient maps to indicate unexplored territories which might hide unknown beasts. This book maps and explores places between science and politics that have been left unexplored, sometimes hiding in plain sight - in an era when increased emphasis was put on 'openness'. The book is rooted in a programme of research funded by the Leverhulme Trust entitled: ‘Making Science Public: Challenges and opportunities, which runs from 2014 to 2017. One focus of our research was to critically question the assumption that making science more open and public could solve various issues around scientific credibility, trust, and legitimacy. Chapters in this book explore the risks and benefits of this perspective with relation to transparency, responsibility, experts and faith.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

List of figures and tables

List of contributors

Introduction

Coda

Coda: reflections on the politics of openness in a new world order

1 Transparency

2 Open access

3 Assuaging fears of monstrousness

4 What counts as evidence in adjudicating asylum claims?

What counts as evidence in adjudicating asylum claims? Locating the monsters in the machine: an investigation of faith-based claims

5 Responsibility

6 Leviathan and the hybrid network

7 'Opening up' energy transitions research for development

8 Monstrous regiment versus Monsters Inc.

Monstrous regiment versus Monsters Inc.: competing imaginaries of science and social order in responsible (research and) innovation

9 Expertise

10 Disentangling risk assessment

11 Monstrous materialities

12 An Inconvenient Truth

13 'Science Matters' and the public interest

'Science Matters' and the public interest: the role of minority engagement

14 Faith

15 Re-examining 'creationist' monsters in the uncharted waters of social studies of science and religion

16 Playing God

Afterword

Epilogue

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on e-publication, viewed on September 3, 2019.

OCLC:

1105799753

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access