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The paradox of scientific authority : the role of scientific advice in democracies / Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bijker, Wiebe E., author.
- Series:
- Inside technology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gezondheidsraad (Netherlands).
- Science--Social aspects--Netherlands.
- Science.
- Technology--Social aspects--Netherlands.
- Technology.
- Scientific bureaus--Netherlands--Case studies.
- Scientific bureaus.
- Democracy and science--Netherlands--Case studies.
- Democracy and science.
- Science--Philosophy.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Science--Social aspects.
- Netherlands.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 223 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, [2009]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The authors assess the influence of scientific advice in societies that increasingly question scientific authority and expertise. This paradox is explored through an ethnographic study of the scientific advisory committee, one of the key sites for the interaction of science, policy and society.
- Notes:
- OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
- ISBN:
- 9780262258609
- 0262258609
- 1282694308
- 9781282694309
- OCLC:
- 459795762
- Publisher Number:
- 9786612694301
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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