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A peer-reviewed, international journal of research and analysis in politics. Topics include science and technology policy, information networks, globalization, and demographics research.
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Depleted uranium, public science, and the politics of closure.(Essay)
July 1, 2008... Introduction
When does scientific evidence successfully halt political controversy? It is commonly assumed that reducing scientific uncertainty closes political debate and leads to stable policy. That is, scientific closure conditions political closure. Building on the case of depleted...
Earth Day and its precursors: continuity and change in the evolution of midtwentieth-century U.S. environmental policy.(Essay)
July 1, 2008... Earth Day 1970 is widely credited with increasing Americans' concerns with environmental problems (Guber, 2003, p. 1; Nordhaus & Shellenberger, 2007, p. 21; Rosenbaum, 1973, p. 70; Shabecoff, 1993, p. 113). A lasting facet of its legacy, however, is the effect that the environmental...
Public perceptions of benefits from and worries over plant-made industrial products and plant-made pharmaceuticals: the influence of institutional trust.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Biotechnology, specifically agricultural biotechnology, has been a seminal reference point in risk perception studies (Fischhoff & Fischhoff, 2001; Harrison &Han, 2005; Midden et al., 2002; Poortinga & Pidgeon, 2006; Savadori et al., 2004; Siegrist, 2000; Siegrist & Cvetkovich, 2000; Slovic,...
Cluster-based policy making: assessing performance and sustaining competitiveness.(Report)
July 1, 2008... Introduction
The creation of clusters as a mechanism for economic growth is becoming a popular option among policy makers around the world. The evolution of this field can be traced back to the work of geographers on "localisation of economic activities." The contribution by geographers...
The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation.(Book review)
July 1, 2008... The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation. New York: Public Affairs. xvi + 457 pages. ISBN: 9781586484255, $26.95 hardcover; 9781586485733 paper $15.95. Drew Westen. 2007.
Many books are cast as modern reincarnations of The Prince, by Niccolo...