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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Summary: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 health have never appeared so important, sometimes to the point of appearing insurmountable. This calls for a reconsideration of the roles of scientific knowledge and expertise in the definition and management of toxic issues, which this book seeks to do. It looks at complex historical, social, and political dynamics, made up of public controversies, environmental and health crises, economic interests, and political responses, and demonstrates how and to what extent scientific knowledge about toxicants has been caught between scientific, economic, and political imperatives.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781782382362
1782382364
1782382372
9781782382379
DOI:10.1515/9781782382379