Ethical evidence and policymaking : interdisciplinary and international research / edited by Ron Iphofen and Dónal O'Mathúna.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Iphofen, Ron, editor.

O'Mathúna, Dónal, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Research--Moral and ethical aspects.

Research.

Policy sciences--Moral and ethical aspects.

Policy sciences.

Physical Description:

xii, 378 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2022.

Summary:

This important book offers practical advice for using evidence and research in policymaking. Covering important policy areas including the GM debate, the environment and Black Lives Matter, each chapter in the book assesses the ethical challenges, the status of evidence in explaining or describing the issue and possible solutions to the problem.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Fundamentals of evidence and ethical dimensions in policymaking

1. Ethical research in a global context: a dynamic tension between universal values, principles and contextual applications / Kristi Louk

2. One size fits all? The problems of offering ethical guidance to everyone / Paul Spicker

3. Trust in institutions or the scientist? The drivers and mechanisms of trust in research and innovation as a means to improve related political outcomes / Caroline Gans-Combe

4. Modes of influence: what can we learn from international codes of ethics for health-related research? / Helen Busby

5. Interdisciplinary perspectives on ethics and integrity in Europe: acknowledging differences to foster mutual understanding / Costas A. Charitidis

6. An ethical framework for think tanks: easier drafted than done? / Fabian Zuleeg

pt. II Ethical evidence in specific policy domains

7. Ethical research in public policy / Paul Spicker

8. Bitter harvests: ethical divides in the GM foods debate / Alan Simpson

9. Ethics in smart information systems / Fosca Ciannotti

10. The AI industry and regulation: time for implementation? / Cabi Lombardo

11. Cardiovascular disease prevention and health promotion in times of a pandemic: a global health case study / Hilde Bastiaens

12. Conducting ethical research in crisis situations: COVID-19 / Donal O'Mathuna

13. Ethics in research for resilience and societal collapse / Ian Roderick

14. Research relationships and positionality: adult-child power relations / Nina J. Zugic

pt. III Case studies

15. What is good evidence? / Helen Kara

16. Black Lives Matter: reconsidering systemic racism / Sally Burns

17. The state of scientific policy advice: reflections on strategies and challenges of foreign policy think tanks in times of crisis / Nicolas Lux

18. Increasing the impact of research through policy: the role of academic publishers in bringing researchers and policymakers together / Sarah Broadley.

Notes:

"Pro-Res".

Open access version available.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1447363957

9781447363958

OCLC:

1261050817