Transparency and Accountability in Science and Politics: The Awareness Principle

This Book Challenges The Role Of Scientists In Policy Making And The Idea Of Deliberative Democracy. The Author Argues That Awareness Must Increase Among Both Politicians And The Citizens Who Elect Them. We Must Revitalise The Decision-making Processes In Representative Democracy. The Book Proposes New Institutional Structures. Introduction; The Democratic Challenge; Science Has Lost Its Ethos; Values, Emotions, Interests And Rationality; Radioactive Waste Management; Risk Assessment And Risk Management; Biotechnology And Nanotechnologies; Global Warming; Examples From Other Areas; Lessons Learned; Insight Into Democratic Theory -- And The Awareness Principle; Awareness And Transparency; Public Involvement; The Democratic Paradox; The Public Sphere -- Mass Media And Journalism; Setting The Values First -- Towards A New Paradigm; Principles For New Arenas; Institutional Anchoring; Final Remarks. Kjell Andersson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 221-244) And Index.