Powerless science? science and politics in a toxic world (The environment in history, volume 2)

In spite of decades of research on toxicants, along with the growing role of scientific expertise in public policy and the unprecedented rise in the number of national and international institutions dealing with environmental health issues, problems surrounding contaminants and their effects on heal...

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Main Authors: Boudia, Soraya, Jas, Nathalie
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: New York Berghahn Books 2014
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Edition:1
Series:The environment in history: international perspectives
Subjects:
Environmental
Environmental Policy
Environmental Science
Environmental Science (see also Chemistry
Environmental studies
Environmental Studies (General)
History
Humanities and Social Sciences
Medical Anthropology
Moral and ethical aspects
Political aspects
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
Public Policy
RNA
RND
Science
Science > Moral and ethical aspects
Science > Political aspects
Science and state
Sociology
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Chemical & Biochemical
Medical Anthropology
Environmental Studies (General)
sciences
savoirs de régulation
Régulation
expertise
Contaminants
Mobilisation
ISBN:9781782382362, 1782382364, 1782382372, 9781782382379
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Table of Contents:
  • Powerless science?: science and politics in a toxic world (The environment in history, volume 2) -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Greatness and Misery of Science in a Toxic World -- Part I. Knowledge, Expertise, and the Transformations in Regulatory Systems -- Chapter 1. Precaution and the History of Endocrine Disruptors -- Chapter 2. The Political Life of Mutagens: A History of the Ames Test -- Chapter 3. DES, Cancer, and Endocrine Disruptors: Ways of Regulating, Chemical Risks, and Public Expertise in the United States -- Chapter 4. Managing Scientific and Political Uncertainty: Environmental Risk Assessment in a Historical Perspective -- Part II. Activism and Nonactivism: Alternative Uses of Knowledge -- Chapter 5. Work, Bodies, Militancy: The "Class Ecology" Debate in 1970s Italy -- Chapter 6. What Kind of Knowledge is Needed about Toxicant-Related Health Issues?: Some Lessons Drawn from the Seveso Dioxin Case -- Chapter 7. From Suspicious Illness to Policy Change in Petrochemical Regions: Popular Epidemiology, Science, and the Law in the United States and Italy -- Chapter 8. Guinea Pigs Go to Court: Epidemiology and Class Actions in Taiwan -- Part III. Putting Knowledge, Ignorance, and Regulation into Perspective -- Chapter 9. Reckless Laws, Contaminated People: Science Reveals Legal Shortcomings in Public Health Protections -- Chapter 10. Untangling Ignorance in Environmental Risk Assessment -- Chapter 11. Low-Dose Toxicology: Narratives from the Science-Transcience Interface -- Chapter 12. Unruly Technologies and Fractured Oversight: Toward a Model for Chemical Control for the Twenty-First Century -- Contributors -- Index.
  • Front Matter Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction. CHAPTER 1: Precaution and the History of Endocrine Disruptors CHAPTER 2: The Political Life of Mutagens: CHAPTER 3: DES, Cancer, and Endocrine Disruptors: CHAPTER 4: Managing Scientific and Political Uncertainty: CHAPTER 5: Work, Bodies, Militancy: CHAPTER 6: What Kind of Knowledge is Needed about Toxicant-Related Health Issues? CHAPTER 7: From Suspicious Illness to Policy Change in Petrochemical Regions: CHAPTER 8: Guinea Pigs Go to Court: CHAPTER 9: Reckless Laws, Contaminated People: CHAPTER 10: Untangling Ignorance in Environmental Risk Assessment CHAPTER 11: Low-Dose Toxicology: CHAPTER 12: Unruly Technologies and Fractured Oversight: Notes on Contributors Index
  • Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Greatness and Misery of Science in a Toxic World -- Part I - Knowledge, Expertise, and the Transformations in Regulatory Systems -- Chapter 1 - Precaution and the History of Endocrine Disruptors -- Chapter 2 - The Political Life of Mutagens: A History of the Ames Test -- Chapter 3 - DES, Cancer, and Endocrine Disruptors: Ways of Regulating, Chemical Risks, and Public Expertise in the United States -- Chapter 4 - Managing Scientific and Political Uncertainty: Environmental Risk Assessment in a Historical Perspective -- Part II - Activism and Nonactivism: Alternative Uses of Knowledge -- Chapter 5 - Work, Bodies, Militancy: The "Class Ecology" Debate in 1970s Italy -- Chapter 6 - What Kind of Knowledge is Needed about Toxicant-Related Health Issues? Some Lessons Drawn from the Seveso Dioxin Case -- Chapter 7 - From Suspicious Illness to Policy Change in Petrochemical Regions: Popular Epidemiology, Science, and the Law in the United States and Italy -- Chapter 8 - Guinea Pigs Go to Court: Epidemiology and Class Actions in Taiwan -- Part III - Putting Knowledge, Ignorance, and Regulation into Perspective -- Chapter 9 - Reckless Laws, Contaminated People: Science Reveals Legal Shortcomings in Public Health Protections -- Chapter 10 - Untangling Ignorance in Environmental Risk Assessment -- Chapter 11 - Low-Dose Toxicology: Narratives from the Science-Transcience Interface -- Chapter 12 - Unruly Technologies and Fractured Oversight: Toward a Model for Chemical Control for the Twenty-First Century -- Index
  • PART I Knowledge, Expertise, and the Transformations in Regulatory Systems --
  • Figures and Tables --
  • Sheldon Krimsky --
  • Jody A. Roberts --
  • Contents --
  • Soraya Boudia --
  • Contributors --
  • Laura Centemeri --
  • Scott Frickel, Michelle Edwards --
  • Index
  • CHAPTER 12 Unruly Technologies and Fractured Oversight: Toward a Model for Chemical Control for the Twenty-First Century
  • CHAPTER 11 Low-Dose Toxicology: Narratives from the Science-Transcience Interface
  • Jean-Paul Gaudillière --
  • CHAPTER 6 What Kind of Knowledge is Needed about Toxicant-Related Health Issues? Some Lessons Drawn from the Seveso Dioxin Case
  • Soraya Boudia, Nathalie Jas --
  • Introduction: The Greatness and Misery of Science in a Toxic World
  • CHAPTER 10 Untangling Ignorance in Environmental Risk Assessment
  • Carl F. Cranor --
  • PART II Activism and Nonactivism: Alternative Uses of Knowledge --
  • CHAPTER 1 Precaution and the History of Endocrine Disruptors
  • Nancy Langston --
  • Stefania Barca --
  • Acknowledgments --
  • Barbara L. Allen --
  • CHAPTER 8 Guinea Pigs Go to Court: Epidemiology and Class Actions in Taiwan
  • CHAPTER 9 Reckless Laws, Contaminated People: Science Reveals Legal Shortcomings in Public Health Protections
  • CHAPTER 7 From Suspicious Illness to Policy Change in Petrochemical Regions: Popular Epidemiology, Science, and the Law in the United States and Italy
  • CHAPTER 3 DES, Cancer, and Endocrine Disruptors: Ways of Regulating, Chemical Risks, and Public Expertise in the United States
  • CHAPTER 4 Managing Scientific and Political Uncertainty: Environmental Risk Assessment in a Historical Perspective
  • Paul Jobin, Yu-Hwei Tseng --
  • Angela N.H. Creager --
  • Frontmatter --
  • CHAPTER 5 Work, Bodies, Militancy: The “Class Ecology” Debate in 1970s Italy
  • PART III Putting Knowledge, Ignorance, and Regulation into Perspective --
  • CHAPTER 2 The Political Life of Mutagens: A History of the Ames Test