Scrutinising Science

Author : R. Boden,D. Cox,M. Nedeva,K. Barker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781403943934

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Scrutinising Science by R. Boden,D. Cox,M. Nedeva,K. Barker Pdf

By the 1980s, UK government research laboratories were an often quirky but always essential part of the state sector. In one of the most radical experiments in the organization and management of scientific research attempted in the UK, successive Conservative governments sought to reform these laboratories by applying the market-based solution of 'New Public Management'. Scrutinising Science explores and critiques that reform process by examining the laboratories' new organizational forms, the new visions of what science is for implicit in the reform agenda and the new forms of scientific knowledge production that have arisen as a consequence.

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215540212

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Putting science and engineering at the heart of government policy by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee Pdf

A report that considers the broad issue of why science and engineering are important and why they should be at the heart of Government policy. It also considers three more specific issues: the debate on strategic priorities; the principles that inform science funding decisions; and, the scrutiny of science and engineering across Government.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215542533

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The Work of the Committee In 2008-09 by Anonim Pdf

work of the Committee In 2008-09 : First report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, and written Evidence

Author : A. Donovan,R. Laudan
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400928558

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Scrutinizing Science by A. Donovan,R. Laudan Pdf

Author : G. Bruce Doern,Jeffrey S. Kinder,Jeff Kinder
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802088536

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Strategic Science in the Public Interest by G. Bruce Doern,Jeffrey S. Kinder,Jeff Kinder Pdf

The past twenty years have seen considerable shifts and struggles in government science that is, in the way the state funds, supports, regulates, conducts and uses scientific and technological activity. Focusing on federal labs and agencies, Strategic Science in the Public Interest explores how these labs have been located within, and often buried by, the larger commercially-focussed federal innovation agenda. G. Bruce Doern and Jeffrey S. Kinder examine four labs whose mandates deal with the Alberta oil sands, environmental technologies, wildlife research, and mining and metals, respectively. The authors use these cases to explain why a better middle-level approach to analysis is needed for strategic public interest-centred government science. They illustrate the importance of understanding the variety, as well as the similarity, of federal science and technology labs and agencies, and of instituting policies that reflect this diversity. The growing importance of Related Science Activities (RSA) is also explored, as well as the core trade-offs between commercial and public goods science in their mandates and their internal capacities.

Author : Kevin C. Elliott
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-23
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781009059541

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Values in Science by Kevin C. Elliott Pdf

This Element introduces the philosophical literature on values in science by examining four questions: (1) How do values influence science? (2) Should we actively incorporate values in science? (3) How can we manage values in science responsibly? (4) What are some next steps for those who want to help promote responsible roles for values in science? It explores arguments for and against the “value-free ideal” for science (i.e., the notion that values should be excluded from scientific reasoning) and concludes that it should be rejected. Nonetheless, this does not mean that value influences are always acceptable. The Element explores a range of strategies for distinguishing between appropriate and inappropriate value influences. It concludes by proposing an approach for managing values in science that relies on justifying, prioritising, and implementing norms for scientific research practices and institutions.

Author : Linda Wedlin,Maria Nedeva
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781782545514

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Towards European Science by Linda Wedlin,Maria Nedeva Pdf

Since the European Research Area was launched at the beginning of the century, significant efforts have been made to realise the vision of a coherent space for science and research in Europe. But how does one define such a space and measure its development? This timely book analyses the dynamics of change in the policy and governance of science and research within Europe over the past decade. It widens the scope of traditional policy analysis by focusing attention on the interaction between policy rationales, new governance mechanisms, and the organisational dynamics of the scientific field. The contributors build a novel analytical framework to understand the European research space as one shifting from a fragmented space of “Science in Europe” to one that is labeled “European Science”. The chapters explore the dynamics of this shift through the lenses of political science, organisation theory, science policy and related analytical traditions. Towards European Science is an interdisciplinary book which will attract a wide set of scholars and professionals interested in science policy, governance and scientific practice. It will also be of use to university leaders and managers, as well as policy-makers and practitioners working on issues of internationalisation and the Europeanisation of science.

Author : George Couvalis
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997-04-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781446238325

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The Philosophy of Science by George Couvalis Pdf

This comprehensive textbook provides a clear nontechnical introduction to the philosophy of science. Through asking whether science can provide us with objective knowledge of the world, the book provides a thorough and accessible guide to the key thinkers and debates that define the field. George Couvalis surveys traditional themes around theory and observation, induction, probability, falsification and rationality as well as more recent challenges to objectivity including relativistic, feminist and sociological readings. This provides a helpful framework in which to locate the key intellectual contributions to these debates, ranging from those of Mill and Hume, through Popper and Kuhn to Laudan, Bloor and Garfinkel among others.

Author : Rebecca Boden
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0333749693

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Scrutinising Science by Rebecca Boden Pdf

For many laboratories this meant some form of privatisation; for the remainder it meant a significant degree of marketisation within the public sector. Scrutinising Science explores and critiques that reform process by examining the laboratories' new organisational forms, the new visions of what science is for as defined in the reform agenda, and the new forms of scientific knowledge production that have arisen as a consequence."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Michael Artis,Frederick Nixson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199298969

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Economics of the European Union by Michael Artis,Frederick Nixson Pdf

The new edition of this successful text analyses the current economic issues facing a rapidly changing Europe. The authors combine policy, history and data to present a global perspective of the EU, written with a range of students taking an introductory module in European Economics in mind.With new material on the economic relationship between the EU and the US, Enlargement and the Lisbon process the authors consider the changing landscape and Europe's development as a major global player. The authors use history, theory and analysis including comparative data to evaluate Economic policies ranging from the Common Agricultural Policy and Competition Policy to Social Policy and Monetary Policy and to assess issues such as unemployment and foreign aid.The contributors are drawn from a range of Universities such as Vienna, Manchester, Brussels, LSE and Purdue, as well as institutions such as the IMF and the European Central Bank.

Author : Bruce Currie-Alder
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198742937

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Research for the Developing World by Bruce Currie-Alder Pdf

Research for the developing world can create evidence on the effectiveness of foreign aid, invent new technologies to help poor people, and strengthen research in poor countries. How do countries determine which policy goals to pursue? This book answers this question based on the history of research funders in Australia, Canada, and the UK.

Author : Norman K. Denzin,Yvonna S. Lincoln
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1788 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483349817

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The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research by Norman K. Denzin,Yvonna S. Lincoln Pdf

The substantially updated and revised Fifth Edition of The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research by editors Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln presents the state-of-the-art theory and practice of qualitative inquiry. Representing top scholars from around the world, the editors and contributors continue the tradition of synthesizing existing literature, defining the present, and shaping the future of qualitative research. The Fifth Edition contains 19 new chapters, with 16 revised—making it virtually a new volume—while retaining six classic chapters from previous editions. New contributors to this edition include Jamel K. Donnor and Gloria Ladson-Billings; Margaret Kovach; Paula Saukko; Bryant Keith Alexander; Thomas A. Schwandt and Emily F. Gates; Johnny Saldaña; Uwe Flick; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, Maggie MacLure, and Jasmine Ulmer; Maria Elena Torre, Brett G. Stoudt, Einat Manoff, and Michelle Fine; Jack Bratich; Svend Brinkmann; Eric Margolis and Renu Zunjarwad; Annette N. Markham; Alecia Y. Jackson and Lisa A. Mazzei; Jonathan Wyatt, Ken Gale, Susanne Gannon, and Bronwyn Davies; Janice Morse; Peter Dahler-Larsen; Mark Spooner; and David A. Westbrook.

Author : Gerrylyn K Roberts,Colin A Russell
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781847552631

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Chemical History by Gerrylyn K Roberts,Colin A Russell Pdf

This book provides an historical overview of the recent developments in the history of diverse fields within chemistry. It follows on from Recent Developments in the History of Chemistry, a volume published in 1985. Covering chiefly the last 20 years, the primary aim of Chemical History: Reviews of the Recent Literature is to familiarise newcomers to the history of chemistry with some of the more important developments in the field. Starting with a general introduction and look at the early history of chemistry, subsequent chapters go on to investigate the traditional areas of chemistry (physical, organic, inorganic) alongside analytical chemistry, physical organic chemistry, medical chemistry and biochemistry, and instruments and apparatus. Topics such as industrial chemistry and chemistry in national contexts, whilst not featuring as separate chapters, are woven throughout the content. Each chapter is written by experts and is extensively referenced to the international chemical literature. Chemical History: Reviews of the Recent Literature is also ideal for chemists who wish to become familiar with historical aspects of their work. In addition, it will appeal to a wider audience interested in the history of chemistry, as it draws together historical materials that are widely scattered throughout the chemical literature.

Author : Lisa Börjesson,Isto Huvila
Publisher : Springer
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319941776

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Research Outside The Academy by Lisa Börjesson,Isto Huvila Pdf

This book analyses the practical, information-related dimensions of professional knowledge making and communication in extra-academic organisations. It treats the sites where research takes place and where knowledge is created outside academia in the light, among other things, of new digital resources. It provides valuable insight into the practices through which extra-academic research data and results are produced and made available and the settings in which this takes place. With case studies of knowledge-making in government organizations and state research institutes, as well as in cultural and heritage institutions, this book broadens the perspective on knowledge sharing, communication and publication, and how knowing changes as a result of the professional knowledge-making practices in the digital age. Research outside the Academy is ideal for students at all levels looking for an introduction to the topic of research and knowledge-making in society. Moreover, researchers and professionals in the fields of library and information science and science and technology studies will find the book to be adding to previous understandings of scholarly documentation and communication.

Author : Paul Mason
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780241320112

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Clear Bright Future by Paul Mason Pdf

A passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of Postcapitalism How do we preserve what makes us human in an age of uncertainty? Are we now just consumers shaped by market forces? A sequence of DNA? A collection of base instincts? Or will we soon be supplanted by algorithms and A.I. anyway? In Clear Bright Future, Paul Mason calls for a radical, impassioned defence of the human being, our universal rights and freedoms and our power to change the world around us. Ranging from economics to Big Data, from neuroscience to the culture wars, he draws from his on-the-ground reporting from mass protests in Istanbul to riots in Washington, as well as his own childhood in an English mining community, to show how the notion of humanity has become eroded as never before. In this book Paul Mason argues that we are still capable - through language, innovation and co-operation - of shaping our future. He offers a vision of humans as more than puppets, customers or cogs in a machine. This work of radical optimism asks: Do you want to be controlled? Or do you want something better?