Autore	Newton David E
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : ABC-CLIO, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (xv, 332 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	338.9/26
Collana	Contemporary world issues
Soggetto topico	Science and state - History Science and state - United States Science - Political aspects Science - Political aspects - United States
ISBN	979-82-16-01151-4 979-82-16-14217-1 1-78539-938-1 1-61069-320-5
Classificazione	SCI060000REF028000
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 BACKGROUND AND HISTORY; Greek Science in Decline; The Rise of Modern Science; What Is Science?; The Organization of Science; What Is the Purpose of Science?; The Industrial Revolution; The French Revolution; The Origins of Science in America; The Growth of Basic Research in the United States; Science and Politics in the Mid-20th Century; The Soviet Union; Nazi Germany; Great Britain; Conclusion; 2 PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS; Galileo Revisited: The Case of J. Robert Oppenheimer; The Science behind the Politics; Reaction in the United States Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, and ReactionThe Space Race and the Apollo Program; Big Science, Little Science; The Superconducting Super Collider; The Strategic Defense Initiative; Science Interruptus; The Evils of Marijuana,; Issues of Human Sexuality; Abstinence-Only Education; Plan B; Global Climate Change; Conclusion; 3 PERSPECTIVES; Introduction; The Politics of Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Sandy Becker; Kitzmiller v. Dover in Focus, Glenn Branch; Science Is Not a Liberal Conspiracy, Allan B. Cobb; Rowland's Recipe for Climate Treaty Success, Joel Grossman The Evolving Dispute over Teaching Darwinism, Phill JonesA Satellite Launches More Controversy; Antievolutionists Struggle to Adapt Tactics; The Politics of Genetically Modified Foods, Bill Loftus; Science, Politics, and High Energy Physics, Michael Perricone; Lysenko's Revenge: Science, Politics, and Hot Rhetoric, John Galbraith Simmons; The Corruption of Climate Science by Leftist Politics, A. J. Smuskiewicz; Oil and Water-The Political Mix of the 21st Century, Lana Straub; 4 PROFILES; Introduction; Todd Akin (1947-); American Association for the Advancement of Science Jonathan Beckwith (1935-)Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science; Teresa Stanton Collett; Federation of American Scientists; Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911); Government Accountability Project; Edward R. Korman (1942-); Philipp Lenard (1862-1947); John Marburger (1941-2011); National Academy of Sciences; National Center for Science Education; Plato (428/427-348/347 BCE); Project on Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy; Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility; Ronald Reagan (1911-2004); Eugenie C. Scott (1945-); Kathleen Sebelius (1948-); B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) Union of Concerned Scientists5 DATA AND DOCUMENTS; Introduction; Data; Table 5.1: Impact of Abstinence-Only Education Programs on Behavior; Table 5.2: Survey of FDA Scientists. Percent of Scientists Expressing Each Opinion on Each Question; Documents; The Republic, by Plato (ca. 389 BCE); Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989; Abortion and Breast Cancer Legislation (1990s); Politics and Science in the Federal Government (2003); Gil Garcetti, et al., Petitioners v. Richard Ceballos , 547 U.S. 410 (2006); Politicization of the Surgeon General's Office (2007) In the Matter of Julie MacDonald (2008)
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910790905303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Stanford, Calif., : Stanford Business Books, 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (397 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/26
Altri autori (Persone)	FealingKaye Husbands
Collana	Innovation and technology in the world economy
Soggetto topico	Science and state - United States
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8047-8160-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Why policy implementation needs a science of science policy / John H. Marburger III -- Politics and the science of science policy / Harvey M. Sapolsky and Mark Zachary Taylor -- Sociology and the science of science policy / Walter W. Powell, Jason Owen-Smith, and Laurel Smith-Doerr -- The economics of science and technology policy / Richard B. Freeman -- A situated cognition view of innovation with implications for innovation policy / John S. Gero -- Technically focused policy analysis / M. Granger Morgan -- Science of science and innovation policy : the emerging community of practice / Irwin Feller -- Developing a science of innovation policy internationally / Fred Gault -- Analysis of public research, industrial R&D, and commercial innovation : measurement issues underlying the science of science policy / Adam B. Jaffe -- The current state of data on the science and engineering workforce, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the United States / E.J. Reedy, Michael S. Teitelbaum, and Robert E. Litan -- Legacy and new databases for linking innovation to impact / Lynne Zucker and Michael Darby -- A vision of data and analytics for the science of science policy / Jim Thomas and Susan Albers Mohrman -- Science policy : a federal budgeting view / Kei Koizumi -- The problem of political design in federal innovation organization / William B. Bonvillian -- Science policy and the Congress / David Goldston -- Institutional ecology and the social outcomes of scientific research / Daniel Sarewitz -- Science policy in a complex world : lessons from the European experience / Janez Potočnik.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456796203321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/26
Altri autori (Persone)	De la MotheJohn
Collana	Science, Technology and the International Political Economy
Soggetto topico	Science and state
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8264-5026-1 1-317-71668-X 1-315-78516-1 1-317-71669-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1. Knowledge, Politics and Governance; Part II Shifting Dynamics in Science and Government Relations; 2. Politics and the Communities of Science; 3. Governance and the New Production of Knowledge; 4. Government Policy for Industrial Innovation; Part III Evolving Debates in Science Policy and Public Administration; 5. Science, Technology and the Tools of the Politico-administrative Trade; 6. Governmental Organization and Implications for Science and Technology Policy 7. Autonomy and Accountability for Twenty-first-century SciencePart IV Emerging Issues for Science, Technology and Governance; 8. International Governance in a Technological Age; 9. The Governance of Military R&D after the Cold War; 10. Technology, Growth and Development: The Dynamics of Catching Up, Falling Behind and Leaping Ahead; 11. Technology and Employment; 12. Governance Challenges of Technological Revolutions; 13. Science, Democracy and Technological Risks; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458830703321

Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (257 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/26 338.926
Altri autori (Persone)	De la MotheJohn
Collana	Science, Technology and the International Political Economy
Soggetto topico	Science and state
ISBN	0-8264-5026-1 1-317-71668-X 1-315-78516-1 1-317-71669-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1. Knowledge, Politics and Governance; Part II Shifting Dynamics in Science and Government Relations; 2. Politics and the Communities of Science; 3. Governance and the New Production of Knowledge; 4. Government Policy for Industrial Innovation; Part III Evolving Debates in Science Policy and Public Administration; 5. Science, Technology and the Tools of the Politico-administrative Trade; 6. Governmental Organization and Implications for Science and Technology Policy 7. Autonomy and Accountability for Twenty-first-century SciencePart IV Emerging Issues for Science, Technology and Governance; 8. International Governance in a Technological Age; 9. The Governance of Military R&D after the Cold War; 10. Technology, Growth and Development: The Dynamics of Catching Up, Falling Behind and Leaping Ahead; 11. Technology and Employment; 12. Governance Challenges of Technological Revolutions; 13. Science, Democracy and Technological Risks; References; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910808415503321

Autore	Olson Richard <1940->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2016
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (231 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/26
Soggetto topico	Technocracy - History - 20th century Scientism - History - 20th century Management science - History - 20th century Technology and state - History - 20th century
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-4985-2571-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Scientism among the Engineers; 2 Scientific Management Enters the Public Domain; 3 Taylorism Goes Global; 4 Technocracy during the Cold War, 1945-1990; 5 Technocracy/Scientism in the Developing World, 1900-2000; 6 Mitigated Scientism and Technocracy; 7 Continuing Concerns about the Role of Technical Expertise in a Democracy; 8 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460930403321