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The Nature of Science-Based Controversies

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Author

  • Thomas Brante

Summary, in English

The Nature of Science-based Controversies.



The following points will be presented:



1. Political and epistemological reasons for studying science-based controversies.

2. Controversies as conflicts between rival professional groups and incommensurable systems of ideas.

3. Results and discoveries emanating from case studies of science-based controversies: four examples.

4. Towards a theory of science-based controversies.

5. Relations between science-based controversies and knowledge politics.

Department/s

Publishing year

2007

Language

English

Document type

Conference paper

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • sociologi
  • knowledge politics
  • sociology
  • epistemology
  • scientific controversy

Conference name

Knowledge Politics, Science-Based Controversies, and Democracy, 2007

Conference date

2007-04-22 - 2007-04-27

Conference place

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Status

Unpublished