Complex sentence: Science is not democratic per se, neither is sound science restricted to democracies, but its a major force in Western democratic societies, which depend on innovation and technology but need as well (compare Risk society) to adress its risks.
Split into simpler sentences: Science is not democratic per se, neither is sound science restricted to democracies. Science has become a major force in Western democratic societies, which depend on innovation and technology but need as well (compare Risk society) to adress its risks.