The paradox of scientific authority : the role of scientific advice in democracies / Wiebe E. Bijker, Roland Bal, Ruud Hendriks.

The authors assess the influence of scientific advice in societies that increasingly question scientific authority & expertise. This paradox is explored through an ethnographic study of the scientific advisory committee, one of the key sites for the interaction of science, policy & society.

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Main Author: Bijker, Wiebe E.
Other Authors: Bal, Roland, Hendriks, Ruud, 1961-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009.
Series:Inside technology.
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