Gaskell, George, Einsiedel, Edna, Hallman, William, Priest, Susanna Hornig, Jackson, Jonathan 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2426-2219 and Olsthoorn, Johannus
(2005)
Social values and the governance of science.
Science, 310 (5756).
pp. 1908-1909.
ISSN 0036-8075
Abstract
In recognition of the tensions between science and society and as research increasingly enters value-laden areas, proposals have been made for scientists to engage with other communities on the ethical, legal, and social implications of science and technology and for the "public voice" to be brought into the formative stages of decision-making. Such measures, it is argued, should result in socially viable paths for scientific innovation. As a contribution to this debate, we present findings from representative and comparable social surveys in the United States, Canada, and the European Union on who the public thinks should make decisions on science policy and what criteria should guide such decisions. We then investigate how positions on science policy relate to people's opinions about the utility and regulation of technological innovation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.sciencemag.org/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2005 AAAS |
| Divisions: | Methodology Centre for Analysis of Risk & Regulation Psychological and Behavioural Science |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2008 15:11 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/16056 |
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