Public science in liberal democracy / edited by Jene M. Porter and Peter W. B. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Porter, J. M. (Jene M.), 1937- editor.

Phillips, Peter W. B., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy and science--Congresses.

Democracy and science.

Science and state--Congresses.

Science and state.

Research--Government policy--Congresses.

Research.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, [Ontario] ; Buffalo, [New York] ; London, [England] : University of Toronto Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This timely and thought-provoking collection makes an important contribution to the literature and will appeal to anyone interested in scientific research and its political and philosophical ramifications in democratic society.

Contents:

Introduction: The History, Philosophy, and Practice of Public Science / Jene Porter and Peter W.B. Phillips

Sect. 1. History of Public Science in Theory and Practice

1. Element Publicum / Larry Stewart

2. Science, Democracy, and Philosophy: From Marginal Achievements to Impossible Opportunities / Carl Mitcham

3. Public Geoscience at the Frontiers of Democracy / Deborah R. Hutchinson and Richard S. Williams, Jr.

4. Public Science, Society, and the Greenhouse Gas Debate / Peter J. Cook

Sect. 2. Solutions to the Problems: Philosophic

5. Role of Humanities Policy in Public Science / Robert Frodeman

6. Science Studies Encounter with Public Science: Mertonian Norms, the Local Life of Science, and the Long Dure / Gordon McOuat

7. Democratic Deficit of Science and Its Possible Remedies / Ian Jarvie

8. New Atlantis Reconsidered / Leon Harold Craig

9. Expertise, Common Sense, and the Atkins Diet / Steven Shapin

10. Role of the Public Academic Scientist in the Twenty-first Century: Who Is Protecting the Public Interest? / Alan McHughen

11. Science Literacy Gap: Enabling Society to Critically Evaluate New Scientific Developments / Eric S. Sachs

Sect. 3. Solutions to the Problems: Institutional

12. Science and Policymaking: The Legitimation Conundrum / Grace Skogstad and Sarah Hartley

13. Bringing Balance, Disclosure, and Due Diligence into Science-Based Policymaking / Ross McKitrick

14. Technoscience in an 'Illiberal' Democracy: The Internet and Genomics in Singapore / Zaheer Baber

15. Retaining Scientific Excellence in Setting Research Priorities: Lessons from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) / Christopher D. Gerrard

16. Toward Centres for Responsible Innovation in the Commercialized University / David Guston

17. Citizens and Biotechnology / Rahul K. Dhanda.

Notes:

Essays presented at a conference held in Saskatoon, Sask., October 2004.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4426-8472-0

OCLC:

923083878