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Science, Technology, and Democracy (S U N Y Series in Science, Technology, and Society) by Daniel Lee Kleinman (Editor) is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Science, Technology, and Democracy (S U N Y Series in Science, Technology, and Society) about?

Activists, scientists, and scholars in the social sciences and humanities explore in productive dialogue what it means to democratize science and technology. The contributors consider what role lay people can have in a realm traditionally restricted to experts, and examine the socio-economic and ideological barriers to creating a science oriented more toward human needs. Included are several case studies of efforts to expand the role of citizens -- including discussions of AIDS treatment activism, technology consensus conferences in Europe and the United States, the regulation of nuclear materials processing and disposal, and farmer networks in sustainable agriculture -- and examinations of how the Enlightenment premises of modern science constrain its field of vision. Other chapters suggest how citizens can interpret differing opinions within the scientific communities on issues of clear public relevance.

Author

Daniel Lee Kleinman (Editor)

Publisher

State University of New York Press

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780791447086

Subjects

Science, Technology, Philosophy