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Abstract What role should, what role can climate science play in democratic decision-making? Despite the paramount importance of climate science in identifying and describing the challenge of climate change, climate policies cannot be “read off” scientific research, nor can expertise replace democratic debate. However, given the built-in opportunities it provides for voicing dissent and the need to compromise to pass legislation, democracy itself might become an obstacle to taking the bold action needed to tackle an unprecedented challenge like anthropogenic climate change. This chapter probes the intersection between science and decision-making by focusing on the role of experts in modern democracies. It outlines three conceptualizations of scientific expertise—informative, communicative, and competitive—and discusses their respective implications for democratic participation on climate politics; it also highlights the possible tension between appropriate political action and legitimate political action.

Author

Nico Stehr; Alexander Ruser

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780190848958