Fifth Branch Science Advisers As Policymakers

Name: Fifth Branch Science Advisers As Policymakers
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ISBN: 9780674300620

ISBN-10: 0674300629

ISBN-13: 9780674300620

Edition: 1990

Authors: Sheila Jasanoff

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How can decisionmakers charged with protecting the environment and the public's health and safety steer clear of false and misleading scientific research? Is it possible to give scientists a stronger voice in regulatory processes without yielding too much control over policy, and how can this be harmonized with democratic values? These are just some of the many controversial and timely questions that Sheila Jasanoff asks in this study of the way science advisers shape federal policy. In their expanding role as advisers, scientists have emerged as a formidable fifth branch of government. But even though the growing dependence of regulatory agencies on scientific and technical information…

Book details

List price: $41.00
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 8/19/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 318
Size: 7.01" wide x 9.17" long x 0.76" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




Rationalizing Politics


The Rise of Social Regulation


Science and Policymaking


Expertise and Trust


The Contingency of Knowledge


The Reform Debate


An Alternative Approach



Flawed Decisions


Nitrites 2,4,5-T Love Canal


Estimates of Occupational Cancer


The Technocratic Response


A Critical Counterpoint



Science for the People


The Rationale for Public Science


The ""New"" Expert Agency Scientific Advice and Open


Government Judicial Review of Science Policy


The Weakening of the Paradigm



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