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The politics of modelling : numbers between science and policy / edited by Andrea Saltelli, Monica Di Fiore ; foreword by Wendy N. Espeland ; preface by Daniel Sarewitz.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Policy sciences--Mathematical models.
- Policy sciences.
- Political planning--Mathematical models.
- Political planning.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this edited volume brings together a diverse range of contributions to look beyond the strictly mathematical view of modelling and instead examine the social nature of models, their biases and responsibilities.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of abbreviations
- List of contributors
- Part I Meeting models
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Pay no attention to the model behind the curtain
- Part II The rules
- 3 Mind the framings: Match purpose and context
- 4 Mind the hubris: Complexity can misfire
- 5 Mind the assumptions: Quantify uncertainty and assess sensitivity
- 6 Mind the consequences: Quantification in economic and public policy
- 7 Mind the unknowns: Exploring the politics of ignorance in mathematical models
- Part III The rules in practice
- 8 Sensitivity auditing: A practical checklist for auditing decision-relevant models
- 9 Mathematical modelling: Lessons from composite indicators
- 10 Mathematical modelling, rule-making, and the COVID-19 pandemic
- 11 In the twilight of probability: COVID-19 and the dilemma of the decision maker
- 12 Models as metaphors
- Epilogue: Those special models: A political economy of mathematical modelling
- Index.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 31, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Saltelli, Andrea The Politics of Modelling
- ISBN:
- 9780191983597
- 0191983594
- 9780198872429
- 0198872429
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