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Politicizing Science - The Alchemy of Policymaking (Paperback, New)
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Politicizing Science - The Alchemy of Policymaking (Paperback, New)
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Politics and science make strange bedfellows. In politics,
perceptions are reality and facts are negotiable. The competing
interests, conflicting objectives, and trade-offs of political
negotiations often lend themselves to bending the truth and
selectively interpreting facts to shape outcomes. In science, facts
are reality. This collection examines the conflicts that arise when
politics and science converge.In Politicizing Science: The Alchemy
of Policymaking, eleven leading scientists describe the
politicization-through misapplication or overemphasis of results
that favor a political decision or through outright manipulation-of
scientific findings and deliberations to advance policy agendas.
They show how the consequences of politicization are inflicted on
the public, including the diversion of money and research efforts
from worthwhile scientific endeavors, the costs of unnecessary
regulations, and the losses of useful products-while increased
power and prestige flow to those who manipulate science. The
authors of three essays describe government diversions of
scientific research and the interpretation of scientific findings
away from where the evidence leads and toward directions deemed
politically desirable. Three more contributions analyze the
expensive and extensive efforts devoted to altering images of risk
in order to establish linkages in the public's mind between
deleterious human health effects and various areas of scientific
research. Two essays examine the workings and results of consensus
advisory panels and conclude that their recommendations are often
based on far-from-certain science and driven by social and
political dynamics that substitute group cohesion in favor of
independent, critical thinking. Authors of two essays describe the
unfortunate results of application of the "precautionary
principle," which generally requires proof of no risk before a new
product is introduced or an existing product can be continued in
use. A concluding essay describes the personal costs of opposing
the politicization of science.
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Imprint: |
Hoover Institution Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2003 |
First published: |
June 2003 |
Editors: |
Michael Gough
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
314 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8179-3932-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-8179-3932-6 |
Barcode: |
9780817939328 |
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