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The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics

Pielke, Jr, Roger A.·2007·Cambridge University Press eBooks

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Scientists have a choice concerning what role they should play in political debates and policy formation, particularly in terms of how they present their research. This book is about understanding this choice, what considerations are important to think about when deciding, and the consequences of such choices for the individual scientist and the broader scientific enterprise. Rather than prescribing what course of action each scientist ought to take, the book aims to identify a range of options for individual scientists to consider in making their own judgments about how they would like to position themselves in relation to policy and politics. Using examples from a range of scientific controversies and thought-provoking analogies from other walks of life, The Honest Broker challenges us all - scientists, politicians and citizens - to think carefully about how best science can contribute to policy-making and a healthy democracy.

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Authors: Pielke, Jr.
Venue: Cambridge University Press eBooks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007-04-19
DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511818110
OpenAlex: W1527452312
Cited by: 2,020
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 112 · 2025: 108 · 2024: 88 · 2023: 96 · 2022: 126 · 2021: 121 · 2020: 119 · 2019: 149 · 2018: 103 · 2017: 129 · 2016: 147 · 2015: 119 · 2014: 146 · 2013: 119 · 2012: 95
FWCI: 66.69
Type: book
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 1874 d)
Locations: Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Management of Technology and Innovation › Research, Science, and Academia
Social Sciences › General Social Sciences › Social Science and Policy Research
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
Keywords: science and politics, science and policy, role of scientists, scientific controversy, science communication, democracy, scientific integrity, science and society, public understanding of science

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