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Chapter 5. Decisions without scientists?

Two case studies about GM plants and invasive acacia in Hungary
  • Anna Petschner
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Science and Democracy
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Abstract

In my paper I will present two case studies showing that politics partly disregard the scientific standpoint in decision processes. I will examine the reputation of the research on genetically modified (GM) plants and their experts in Hungary as well as the status of invasive acacia, observing the articles on these cases in the most popular daily newspapers and online news portals by rhetorical and content analysis. I also conducted interviews with experts of GM plants to get to know the research in practice. I will present that scientific viewpoints in these cases were mostly treated in the process of policy-making in an imbalanced manner, although the opinions of experts should have been treated equally.

Abstract

In my paper I will present two case studies showing that politics partly disregard the scientific standpoint in decision processes. I will examine the reputation of the research on genetically modified (GM) plants and their experts in Hungary as well as the status of invasive acacia, observing the articles on these cases in the most popular daily newspapers and online news portals by rhetorical and content analysis. I also conducted interviews with experts of GM plants to get to know the research in practice. I will present that scientific viewpoints in these cases were mostly treated in the process of policy-making in an imbalanced manner, although the opinions of experts should have been treated equally.

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. About the contributors vii
  4. Foreword 1
  5. Introduction 7
  6. Chapter 1. The dam project: Who are the experts? 17
  7. Chapter 2. Rational decisions in a disagreement with experts 35
  8. Chapter 3. Rethinking the notion of public 53
  9. Chapter 4. The expert you are (not) 71
  10. Chapter 5. Decisions without scientists? 87
  11. Chapter 6. Save the planet, win the election 109
  12. Chapter 7. Science and the source of legitimacy in democratic regimes 127
  13. Chapter 8. The ethics of communication and the Terra Terra project 145
  14. Chapter 9. The political use of science 165
  15. Chapter 10. The dialectical legacy of epigenetics 185
  16. Index 197
https://doi.org/10.1075/cvs.13.07pet

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. About the contributors vii
  4. Foreword 1
  5. Introduction 7
  6. Chapter 1. The dam project: Who are the experts? 17
  7. Chapter 2. Rational decisions in a disagreement with experts 35
  8. Chapter 3. Rethinking the notion of public 53
  9. Chapter 4. The expert you are (not) 71
  10. Chapter 5. Decisions without scientists? 87
  11. Chapter 6. Save the planet, win the election 109
  12. Chapter 7. Science and the source of legitimacy in democratic regimes 127
  13. Chapter 8. The ethics of communication and the Terra Terra project 145
  14. Chapter 9. The political use of science 165
  15. Chapter 10. The dialectical legacy of epigenetics 185
  16. Index 197
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