Science and public reason

Science and public reason

by Jasanoff, Sheila

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"This collection of essays explores how democratic governments construct public reason--that is, the forms of evidence and argument used in making state decisions accountable to citizens. The objective is to investigate what societies do in practice when they claim to be reasoning in the public interest. Methodologically, the book is grounded in the field of science and technology studies (STS). It uses in-depth qualitative studies of legal and political practices to shed light on the cultural …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Science and public reason / Sheila Jasanoff.

Summary

"This collection of essays explores how democratic governments construct public reason--that is, the forms of evidence and argument used in making state decisions accountable to citizens. The objective is to investigate what societies do in practice when they claim to be reasoning in the public interest. Methodologically, the book is grounded in the field of science and technology studies (STS). It uses in-depth qualitative studies of legal and political practices to shed light on the cultural construction of public reason and the reasoning political subject"--

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Routledge
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xvi, 286 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780415524865, 0415524865, 9780203113820, 0203113829, 9780415624688, 0415624681
  • oclc:ocn759915378
  • LC Classification:Q175.5
  • Dewey Decimal:303.48/3

Subjects

89.50 political processes: general BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental E… Intérêt public Offentliga sektorn Politique scientifique et technique Public interest Science -- Social aspects Science and state Sciences -- Aspect social Technology -- Social aspects Technology and state Vetenskap och politik

Writers

Jasanoff, Sheila

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