Science and the Politics of Openness

Here be Monsters

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

The phrase ‘here be monsters’ or ‘here be dragons’ is commonly believed to have been used on ancient maps to indicate unexplored territories which might hide unknown beasts. This book maps and explores places between science and politics that have been left unexplored, sometimes hiding in plain sight - in an era when increased emphasis was put on 'openness'. The book is rooted in a programme of research funded by the Leverhulme Trust entitled: ‘Making Science Public: Challenges and opportunities, which runs from 2014 to 2017. One focus of our research was to critically question the assumption that making science more open and public could solve various issues around scientific credibility, trust, and legitimacy. Chapters in this book explore the risks and benefits of this perspective with relation to transparency, responsibility, experts and faith.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-01-30
Mått:138 x 216 x 21 mm
Vikt:558 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526106469

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Brigitte Nerlich is at the University of NottinghamSarah Hartley is at the University of Exeter Sujatha Raman is at the University of NottinghamAlexander Smith is at the University of Warwick

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'The cases are engagingly and thoughtfully written; indeed, the volume as a whole is generally a highly pleasurable read.'Public Understanding of Science

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1 Transparency - Benjamin Worthy2 Open access: the beast that no-one could – or should – control? - Stephen Curry3 Assuaging fears of monstrousness: UK and Swiss initiatives to open up animal laboratory research - Carmen M. McLeod4 What counts as evidence in adjudicating asylum claims? Locating the monsters in the machine: an investigation of faith-based claims - Roda Madziva and Vivien Lowndes5 Responsibility - Barbara Prainsack and Sabina Leonelli6 Leviathan and the hybrid network: Future Earth, co-production and the experimental life of a global institution - Eleanor Hadley Kershaw7 ‘Opening up’ energy transitions research for development - Alison Mohr8 The monstrous regiment versus Monsters Inc.: competing imaginaries of science and social order in responsible (research and) innovation - Stevienna de Saille and Paul Martin9 Expertise - Mark B. Brown10 Disentangling risk assessment: new roles for experts and publics - Sarah Hartley and Adam Kokotovich11 Monstrous materialities: ash dieback and plant biosecurity in Britain - Judith Tsouvalis12 An Inconvenient Truth: a social representation of scientific expertise - Warren Pearce and Brigitte Nerlich13 Science matters and the public interest: the role of minority engagement - Sujatha Raman, Pru Hobson-West, Mimi E. Lam and Kate Millar14 Faith - Chris Toumey15 Re-examining ‘creationist’ monsters in the uncharted waters of social studies of science and religion - Fern Elsdon-Baker16 Playing God: religious influences on the depictions of science in mainstream movies - David A. Kirby and Amy C. Chambers17 Afterword: monstrous markets: neo-liberalism, populism and the demise of the public university - John Holmwood and Jan Balon18 Epilogue: publics, hybrids, transparency, monsters and the changing landscape around science - Stephen TurnerIndex