Overview

For the past 50 years a select group of scientists has provided advice to the US President, mostly out of the public eye, on issues ranging from the deployment of weapons to the launching of rockets to the moon to the use of stem cells to cure disease. The role of the presidential science adviser came under increasing scrutiny during the administration of George W. Bush, which was highly criticized by many for its use (and some say, misuse) of science. This edited volume includes, for the first time, the reflections of the presidential science advisers from Donald Hornig who served under Lyndon B. Johnson, to John Marburger, the previous science advisor, on their roles within both government and the scientific community. It provides an intimate glimpse into the inner workings of the White House, as well as the political realities of providing advice on scientific matters to the presidential of the United States. The reflections of the advisers are supplemented with critical analysis ofthe role of the science adviser by several well-recognized science policy practitioners and experts. This volume will be of interest to science policy and presidential history scholars and students.

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Author:   Roger Pielke ,  Roberta A. Klein
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2010 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9789400790650

ISBN 10:   9400790651
Pages:   179
Publication Date:   20 November 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Overview and Critique of Presidential Science Advising: Introduction.- Science, Politics, and Two Unicorns: An Academic Critique of Science Advice.- The Science Advisors in Their Own Words.- Science Advice in the Johnson White House.- Science, Politics and Policy in the Nixon Administration.- Science and Technology in the Carter Presidency.- Policy, Politics and Science in the White House (The Reagan Years).- Science Advice to President Bill Clinton.- Threats to the Future of US Science and Technology.- Science Advice in the George W. Bush Administration.- A View from the Hill: Introduction.- Science Advice in the Congress?.- Science, Policy and Politics: A View from Capitol Hill (Twenty Years of Schoolin’ and They Put You on the Day Shift).- Synthesis and Critique.- The Rise and Fall of the President’s Science Advisor.

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