The Public Nature of Science under Assault: Politics, Markets, Science and the Law / Edition 1

The Public Nature of Science under Assault: Politics, Markets, Science and the Law / Edition 1

ISBN-10:
3642065171
ISBN-13:
9783642065170
Pub. Date:
11/09/2010
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN-10:
3642065171
ISBN-13:
9783642065170
Pub. Date:
11/09/2010
Publisher:
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
The Public Nature of Science under Assault: Politics, Markets, Science and the Law / Edition 1

The Public Nature of Science under Assault: Politics, Markets, Science and the Law / Edition 1

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Overview

Science has development from a self-evident public good to being highly valued in other contexts for different reasons: strengthening the economic competitiveness and, especially in high-tech fields, as a financial investment for future gains. This has been accompanied by a shift from public to private funding with intellectual property rights gaining importance. But in contemporary democracies citizens have also begun to voice their concerns about science and technology related risks, demanding greater participation in decision-making and in the setting of research priorities. The book examines the legal issues and responses vis-à-vis these transformations of the nature of public science. It discusses their normative content as well as the inherent limitations of the law in meeting these challenges.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783642065170
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date: 11/09/2010
Edition description: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005
Pages: 148
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

The Changing Nature of Public Science.- The Technosciences between Markets, Social Worries and the Political: How to Imagine a Better Future?.- Comment from a Legal Perspective.- Responses of the Legal Order to the Loss of Trust in Science.- Democratizing Science: Expertise and Participation in Administrative Decision-Making.- Free Access to Research Findings and Its Limitations.- The Response of the Legal Order: Final Commentary from a Social Studies of Science Perspective.
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