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Author:   Michael Heazle ,  John Kane
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781138919075

ISBN 10:   1138919071
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   08 October 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Good Public Policy — On the Interaction of Political and Expert Authority 2. The Undead Linear Model of Expertise 3. Intelligence and the Use of Armed Force 4. The Long Goodbye: Science and Policy Making in the International Whaling Commission 5. On the Interdependency of Political Authority and Economic Expertise 6. Uneasy Expertise: Geoengineering, Social Science, and Democracy in the Anthropocene 7. Democratic and Expert Authority in Public and Environmental Health Policy 8. In Search of Certainty: How Political Authority and Scientific Authority Interact in Japan’s Nuclear Restart Process 9. Drifting to New Worlds: On Politics and Science in Modern Biotechnology 10. Conclusion: A Democratic Tension?

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"""As the academic world lurches from its love affair with postmodernism to whatever comes next, the relationship between politics and science is going to be crucial. This book is a welcome contribution to the discussion with the huge and refreshing advantage that not everything is cast as a choice between technocracy and democracy."" – Harry Collins FBA, Distinguished Research Professor, Cardiff University ""This book’s engaging case studies show how the role of experts in politics differs dramatically in different policy areas. Rather than merely debunking or defending expertise, the authors examine the subtle processes through which scientific and political authority shape each other and yet remain distinct. In a time of widespread concern over the politicization of science, Heazle and Kane offer sensible and much needed guidance."" – Mark B. Brown, Professor, Department of Government, California State University"

As the academic world lurches from its love affair with postmodernism to whatever comes next, the relationship between politics and science is going to be crucial. This book is a welcome contribution to the discussion with the huge and refreshing advantage that not everything is cast as a choice between technocracy and democracy. - Harry Collins FBA, Distinguished Research Professor, Cardiff University This book's engaging case studies show how the role of experts in politics differs dramatically in different policy areas. Rather than merely debunking or defending expertise, the authors examine the subtle processes through which scientific and political authority shape each other and yet remain distinct. In a time of widespread concern over the politicization of science, Heazle and Kane offer sensible and much needed guidance. - Mark B. Brown, Professor, Department of Government, California State University

Author Information

Michael Heazle is an Associate Professor with the Griffith Asia Institute and the Griffith University School of Government and International Relations, Australia. His teaching and research interests include International Relations, politics, and the treatment of uncertainty in foreign and domestic policy making. John Kane is a Professor with the Centre of Governance and Public Policy and the School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University, Australia, where he researches and teaches in the fields of political theory, political leadership and US foreign policy.

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