Science Advice & Government: One Voice or Many
Which scientific voices are heard in government? How one voice or many shapes information that is informing decision making? What structures and institutions have evolved over recent decades to try and make that process more open, more diverse and more robust?
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\nIn the second episode in our series on science advice and government, host Dr Rob Doubleday is joined by Dr Claire Craig, Provost at The Queen's College, Oxford and Jon Agar, Professor of Science and Technology Studies at UCL.
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\nSeason 5 is produced in partnership with the research project Expertise Under Pressure, Centre for the Humanities and Social Change at the University of Cambridge.
\nCSaP: The Science & Policy Podcast is hosted by CSaP Executive Director Dr Rob Doubleday, and is edited and produced by CSaP Communications Coordinator Jessica Foster. Research for this series is supported by CSaP Policy Researcher Nick Cosstick.
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\nResources mentioned in this episode:
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- Foresight programme website: https://bit.ly/349MO6t \n
- Foresight programme\u2019s Future Flooding report: https://bit.ly/3umWhCH \n
- Foresight programme\u2019s Cognitive Systems report: https://bit.ly/3u7Cu9W \n
- Foresight programme\u2019s Exploiting the Electromagnetic Spectrum: Tales from the Future report: https://bit.ly/35xq3dp \n
Books:
\nJon: 'Science Policy Under Thatcher'.
\nClaire: 'How does Government Listen to Scientists?' and 'Storylistening: Narrative, Evidence and Public Reasoning'.
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