Jasanoff Designs on Nature

Science and Democracy in Europe and the United States
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3731-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 392 Seiten

Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Trained in law at Harvard Law School, she is the author of many books on the role of science and technology in the politics of modern democratic societies, including Science at the Bar, The Fifth Branch, and Risk Management and Political Culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jasanoff, Sheila

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xi

Prologue 1

Chapter 1: Why Compare? 13

Chapter 2: Controlling Narratives 42

Chapter 3: A Question of Europe 68

Chapter 4: Unsettled Settlements 94

Chapter 5: Food for Thought 119

Chapter 6: Natural Mothers and Other Kinds 146

Chapter 7: Ethical Sense and Sensibility 171

Chapter 8: Making Something of Life 203

Chapter 9: The New Social Contract 225

Chapter 10: Civic Epistemology 247

Chapter 11: Republics of Science 272

APPENDIX: CHRONOLOGY 293

NOTES 295

REFERENCES 339

INDEX 361

Über Autor(innen)

Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Trained in law at Harvard Law School, she is the author of many books on the role of science and technology in the politics of modern democratic societies, including Science at the Bar, The Fifth Branch, and Risk Management and Political Culture.