Playing Politics with Science
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Here David B. Resnik explores the philosophical, political, and ethical issues related to the politicalization of science and develops a conceptual framework for thinking about government restrictions on scientific practice.
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There is ample evidence that scientists sometimes incorporate various biases into their study designs.
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- Authors
- Resnik, D. B.
- Corresponding author
- Resnik, David B.
- ORCID
- Resnik, David B.
- Venue
- Oxford University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2009-05-01
- OpenAlex
- W2494018429
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 16 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 1.05
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Research, Science, and Academia
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Academic Freedom and Politics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Keywords
- science and politics, autonomy of science, research autonomy, government science advice, government research funding, national security, human subjects research, animal studies, research integrity, financial accountability, science education
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