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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220555003321

Autore

Schuyt C. J. M.

Titolo

The thinking state? / / Kees Schuyt, Bruno Latour, Jan Peter Balkenende [and 6 others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague : , : WRR Scientific Council for Government Policy, , [2007]

©2007

ISBN

9789080899797

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (122 pages) : illustrations (colour); digital file(s)

Collana

WRR-Lecture 2007

Soggetti

Politics, Practical

Science - Political aspects

Public administration - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Contains lectures from a two-day symposium (22 and 23 November, 2007) on the relationship between science, policy and politics, to celebrate the WRR's thirty-fifth anniversary.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references..

Nota di contenuto

Preface --I. WRR-lecture, 22 November 2007 --The fate of knowledge in science, politics and society --How to think like a state --35th anniversary speech --On governing and thinking ahead as a service to democracy --II. Workshops, 23 November 2007 --Introduction --Truth, authority and policy in the twenty-first century --Crafting the past on the future: realistic visions and futuristic nightmares? --How the European Commission deals with ideas and knowledge --Truth and trust: irreducible dilemmas of scientific advice to policymaking --About the authors

Sommario/riassunto

Is a state capable of thinking, and how can it be supported in doing so? Which developments in society and science influence the relationship between policy and politics? How can learning be encouraged in a democracy, and what do we really mean when we say that democracy cannot exist without learning? Finally, under which conditions can scientists contribute to the quality and future-proofing of government policy?