INGSA Horizons
INGSA Horizons
International Network for Governmental Science Advice - INGSA
The logic of our feelings - Balancing 'Facts' and 'Values' in policymaking
43 minutes Posted Jan 10, 2022 at 5:50 am.
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Featuring:

  • A/Prof Manuela Fernández Pinto, Universidad de los Andes
  • A/Prof Heather Douglas, Michigan State University
  • Mr David Mair, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
  • Prof Dr Asma Ismail, Academy of Sciences Malaysia

Making space for public values in science advice to government is heralded as a protection against technocracy, and yet the legitimacy of scientific knowledge derives from endorsement by peers, not the public. Is there a need for a new approach within science advice to better prepare for the tensions of pluralistic policy-making?