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Science advice, democratic responsiveness and public policy

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Novel biotechnologies pose serious problems of how to combine scientific expertise and public involvement in the setting of standards of control. Identifying the problem of distinguishing the role of expertise from that of public involvement, this paper reviews current methods of promoting the public discussion of science. It identifies a particular problem in the articulation of ethical concerns that are especially relevant to various forms of biotechnology. These concerns are not amenable to consensus solutions, and the capacity to reflect on how to deal with these issues is reduced in the European Union. The conclusion is that public involvement should be seen to complement both scientific advice and systems of political representation. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Albert Weale, 2001. "Science advice, democratic responsiveness and public policy," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 28(6), pages 413-421, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:28:y:2001:i:6:p:413-421
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    1. Andrew J. Jordan & John R. Turnpenny (ed.), 2015. "The Tools of Policy Formulation," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 15898.
    2. Måns Nilsson & Andrew Jordan & John Turnpenny & Julia Hertin & Björn Nykvist & Duncan Russel, 2008. "The use and non-use of policy appraisal tools in public policy making: an analysis of three European countries and the European Union," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 41(4), pages 335-355, December.
    3. Harvey, Alison & Salter, Brian, 2012. "Governing the moral economy: Animal engineering, ethics and the liberal government of science," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(1), pages 193-199.

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