The power of scientific knowledge : from research to public policy / Reiner Grundmann, Nico Stehr.

By:

Grundmann, Reiner [author.]

Contributor(s):

Stehr, Nico [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012Description: xiv, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781107606722 (pbk.)
9781107022720 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.926 GRU 23 010052

Online resources:

Table of contents

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The savior of capitalism : the power of economic discourse; 3. The mentors of the Holocaust and the power of race science; 4. Protectors of nature : the power of climate change research; 5. Conclusion.

Summary: "It is often said that knowledge is power, but more often than not relevant knowledge is not used when political decisions are made. This book examines how political decisions relate to scientific knowledge and what factors determine the success of scientific research in influencing policy. The authors take a comparative and historical perspective and refer to well-known theoretical frameworks, but the focus of the book is on three case studies: the discourse of racism, Keynesianism, and climate change. These cases cover a number of countries and different time periods. In all three the authors see a close link between 'knowledge producers' and political decision makers, but show that the effectiveness of the policies varies dramatically. This book will be of interest to scientists, decision makers and scholars alike"--

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	338.926 GRU 010052 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		010052

Includes bibliographical references (pages195-217) and index.

"It is often said that knowledge is power, but more often than not relevant knowledge is not used when political decisions are made. This book examines how political decisions relate to scientific knowledge and what factors determine the success of scientific research in influencing policy. The authors take a comparative and historical perspective and refer to well-known theoretical frameworks, but the focus of the book is on three case studies: the discourse of racism, Keynesianism, and climate change. These cases cover a number of countries and different time periods. In all three the authors see a close link between 'knowledge producers' and political decision makers, but show that the effectiveness of the policies varies dramatically. This book will be of interest to scientists, decision makers and scholars alike"--

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