a ~Scientific advice to politicsa (TM), the a ~nature of expertisea
(TM), and the a ~relation between experts, policy makers, and the
publica (TM) are variations of a topic that currently attracts the
attention of social scientists, philosophers of science as well as
practitioners in the public sphere and the media. This renewed
interest in a persistent theme is initiated by the call for a
democratization of expertise that has become the order of the day
in the legitimation of research funding. The new significance of a
~participationa (TM) and a ~accountabilitya (TM) has motivated
scholars to take a new look at the science a" politics interface
and to probe questions such as "What is new in the arrangement of
scientific expertise and political decision-making?," "How can
reliable knowledge be made useful for politics and society at
large, and how can epistemically and ethically sound decisions be
achieved without losing democratic legitimacy?," "How can the
objective of democratization of expertise be achieved without
compromising the quality and reliability of knowledge?"
Scientific knowledge and the a ~expertsa (TM) that represent it
no longer command the unquestioned authority and public trust that
was once bestowed upon them, and yet, policy makers are more
dependent on them than ever before. This collection of essays
explores the relations between science and politics with the
instruments of the social studies of science, thereby providing new
insights into their re-alignment under a new rA(c)gime of
governance.
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