Science and public reason
By: Sheila Jasanoff
Series: The earthscan science in society series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780415524865; 9780203113820
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development; Science and state; Social aspects; Science; Public interest; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics; Technology; Technology and state
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.