Zeynep Pamuk on the Role of Science and Expertise in a Democracy

Democracy Paradox

English - December 21, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MB
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Science is never offering the whole truth. It may be offering us something accurate. Scientific findings may be reliable for now, but they are always incomplete.

Zeynep Pamuk

A full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com or a short review of Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society here.

Zeynep Pamuk is an assistant professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego and the author of the book Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society.

Key Highlights

Why is there a tension between science and democracyThe limits of science for public policyThe Proposal for a Science CourtWays to provide greater democratic involvement in scientific fundingHow have experts performed in the pandemic

Key Links

Politics and Expertise: How to Use Science in a Democratic Society by Zeynep Pamuk

Learn more about Zeynep Pamuk at scholar.harvard.edu/zpamuk

Read Zeynep Pamuk's article "The Contours of Ignorance," in Boston Review

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