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Schutz Kritischer Infrastrukturen im Verkehr: Security Engineering als ganzheitlicher Ansatz (essentials)
by Lars SchniederVerkehrsinfrastrukturen sind ein Rückgrat unserer Gesellschaft. IT-Systeme sind für die effektive Steuerung Kritischer Verkehrsinfrastrukturen elementar und sind gegen unberechtigte Zugriffe Dritter zu schützen. Dieses essential erläutert, was unter Kritischen Verkehrsinfrastrukturen zu verstehen ist und wie diese umfassend geschützt werden. Mit dem Gestaltungsparadigma der tiefgestaffelten Verteidigung werden konkrete Ansätze für den wirksamen Schutz Kritischer Verkehrsinfrastrukturen als Kombination technischer und organisatorischer Maßnahmen sowie Maßnahmen des physischen Zugriffssschutzes aufgezeigt. Die vorliegende dritte Auflage beinhaltet eine Anpassung an den fortgeschrittenen Stand der Technik.
Schutz Kritischer Infrastrukturen im Verkehr: Security Engineering als ganzheitlicher Ansatz (essentials)
by Lars SchniederVerkehrsinfrastrukturen sind ein Rückgrat unserer Gesellschaft. IT-Systeme sind für die effektive Steuerung Kritischer Verkehrsinfrastrukturen elementar und sind gegen unberechtigte Zugriffe Dritter zu schützen. Dieses essential erläutert, was unter Kritischen Verkehrsinfrastrukturen zu verstehen ist und wie diese umfassend geschützt werden. Mit dem Gestaltungsparadigma der tiefgestaffelten Verteidigung werden konkrete Ansätze für den wirksamen Schutz Kritischer Verkehrsinfrastrukturen als Kombination technischer und organisatorischer Maßnahmen sowie Maßnahmen des physischen Zugriffssschutzes aufgezeigt. Die vorliegende vierte Auflage beinhaltet eine Anpassung an aktuelle Rechtssetzung und einen fortgeschrittenen Stand der Technik.
Schutz von Arten vor Glas und Licht: Rechtliche Anforderungen und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten (Schriftenreihe Natur und Recht)
by Benedikt Huggins Sabine SchlackeDieses Buch enthält eine umfassende Analyse der rechtlichen Pflichten und Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten zum Schutz vor Risiken und Gefahren für Vögel, Fledermäuse und Insekten durch Glas und Licht. Die Anlockwirkung von nächtlichen Lichtquellen auf Insekten sowie die Kollisionen von Vögeln mit Glas sind allgemein bekannt, aber bislang kaum untersucht worden. Aufgrund neuer Forschungserkenntnisse rückt die Verwendung von Glas und Licht nun stärker in den Fokus des Interesses. Diese rechtstatsächlichen Erkenntnisse werden zusammengefasst und erstmals einer umfassenden systematischen Analyse unterzogen. Das Buch arbeitet die Anforderungen des geltenden Rechts an den Schutz vor Risiken und Gefahren für Vögel, Fledermäuse und Insekten durch Glas und Licht heraus. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Untersuchung der naturschutzrechtlichen Eingriffsregelung, des FFH-Rechts und des besonderen Artenschutzrechts. Das Buch entwickelt Kriterien, anhand derer sich die Erheblichkeit von Beeinträchtigungen von und Eingriffen in Natur und Landschaft bestimmen lassen, und wertet die von der Rechtsprechung zum besonderen Artenschutzrecht entwickelten Signifikanzkriterien für nachteilige Auswirkungen von Glas und Licht aus. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt sind die baurechtlichen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten und Vermeidungspflichten der Kommune durch Festsetzungen in Bebauungsplänen. Daneben untersucht das Buch die immissionsschutzrechtlichen Betreiberpflichten zum Schutz vor Lichtanlagen. Im Zusammenhang mit Licht wird der immissionsschutzrechtliche Begriff des Standes der Technik von Vermeidungsmaßnahmen konkretisiert und die Verkehrssicherungspflichten von Kommunen zur Beleuchtung der öffentlichen Straßen und Wege bestimmt. Schließlich wird auch die Vereinbarkeit von Skybeamern mit Bauordnungs- und Naturschutzrecht geprüft.
Schutz von „wirtschaftlich-virtuellen“ Gesellschaftern: Eine Untersuchung ausgewählter Risikobereiche für qualifizierte Gläubiger von Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung, Aktiengesellschaften und Personenhandelsgesellschaften
by Ann-Kathrin JungenDer Schutz „wirtschaftlich-virtueller“ Gesellschafter rückte wegen verschiedener Urteile, die im Zusammenhang mit der Dotierung gemäß § 340g HGB (Fonds für allgemeine Bankrisiken) ergangen sind, in den Fokus der Verfasserin. Zentrales Problem der Gläubiger der Gesellschaften war die Vereitelung ihrer erfolgsbezogenen Vergütungs- und Rückzahlungsansprüche durch missbräuchliches Ausschöpfen der von Gesetzes wegen eingeräumten Handlungsspielräume. Zur Abstrahierung dieser Problematik wird nicht nur der Sammelbegriff der „wirtschaftlich-virtuellen“ Gesellschafter für die betroffenen Gläubiger eingeführt, sondern gleichsam eine Untersuchung verschiedener Umgehungsmöglichkeiten bei unterschiedlichen Gesellschaftsformen angestellt. Die Arbeit untersucht daher mögliche risikobehaftete Maßnahmen an der Schnittstelle von Schuld- und Gesellschaftsrecht, den bisher bestehenden vertraglichen sowie materiellrechtlichen Schutz und bietet Lösungen auf prozessualer Ebene an.
Schwiegermutter – Kind – Schwiegerkind: Schlachtfeld oder Chance
by Hans-Jürgen GauglIn diesem anschaulichen, ermutigenden und humorvoll verfassten Werk wird die Beziehung zwischen Schwiegermutter, Kind und Schwiegerkind anschaulich dargestellt und analysiert. Ausgehend von den beobachtbaren Vorkommnissen, die für unbeteiligte Außenstehende skurril bis witzig anmuten, wird aus Sicht des Konfliktmanagements die dahinter wirksame Dynamik aufgezeigt. Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen lässt zunehmendes Verständnis für alle beteiligten Seiten entstehen und die jeweiligen Hintergründe des Handelns erkennen. Der krönende Abschluss liegt dann schließlich in Anregungen zu einer eigenverantwortlichen Verbesserung der Gesamtsituation, bei welcher auch auf die verschiedenen Möglichkeiten der Zur Hilfenahme von Expertinnen und Experten gleichsam einem Coach in ihrer Wirkungsweise eingegangen wird. Zahlreiche Beispiele aus Alltagsschilderungen in anonymisierter Form lockern die manchmal für den Laien doch herausfordernden wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse auf und stellen die Verbindung zu den eigenen Erfahrungen der Leserinnen und Leser her. Stilistisch werden die Leserinnen und Leser mit einem Augenzwinkern abgeholt, hineinbegleitet in die vielerorts selbst gemachten Erfahrungen, eingeladen zur Betrachtung der Szenerie aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln (Kommunikation, Tiefenpsychologie, Systemik, Neurobiologie, Philosophie) und schließlich motiviert, Chancen wahrzunehmen und nicht das eigene Glück dem vermeintlich unkontrolliert hüpfenden Spielball einer Konfliktdynamik zu überlassen.
Science and Christian Ethics (New Studies in Christian Ethics)
by Paul ScherzThere is a growing crisis in scientific research characterized by failures to reproduce experimental results, fraud, lack of innovation, and burn-out. In Science and Christian Ethics, Paul Scherz traces these problems to the drive by governments and business to make scientists into competitive entrepreneurs who use their research results to stimulate economic growth. The result is a competitive environment aimed at commodifying the world. In order to confront this problem of character, Scherz examines the alternative Aristotelian and Stoic models of reforming character, found in the works of Alasdair MacIntyre and Michel Foucault. Against many prominent virtue ethicists, he argues that what individual scientists need is a regime of spiritual exercises, such as those found in Stoicism as it was adopted by Christianity, in order to refocus on the good of truth in the face of institutional pressure. His book illuminates pressing issues in research ethics, moral education, and anthropology.
Science and Judicial Reasoning: The Legitimacy of International Environmental Adjudication (Cambridge Studies on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Governance)
by Katalin SulyokScience, which inevitably underlies environmental disputes, poses significant challenges for the scientifically untrained judges who decide such cases. In addition to disrupting ordinary fact-finding and causal inquiry, science can impact the framing of disputes and the standard of review. Judges must therefore adopt various tools to adjust the level of science allowed to enter their deliberations, which may fundamentally impact the legitimacy of their reasoning. While neglecting or replacing scientific authority can erode the convincing nature of judicial reasoning, the same authority, when treated properly, may lend persuasive force to adjudicatory findings, and buttress the legitimacy of judgments. In this work, Katalin Sulyok surveys the environmental case law of seven major jurisdictions and analyzes framing techniques, evidentiary procedures, causal inquiries and standards of review, offering valuable insight into how judges justify their choices between rival scientific claims in a convincing and legitimate manner.
Science and Litigation: Products Liability in Theory and Practice
by Terrence F. KielyThe question "what is science" has been one of the most vigorously contested legal questions as to what is legally acceptable scientific foundation for the submission of expert opinion in a wide variety of cases, especially in products liability cases. The answer usually lies in the outcomes of past cases as well as objective scientific literature.
Science and Religion: A Historical Introduction
by Gary B. FerngrenAn essential examination of the historical relationship between science and religion.Since its publication in 2002, Science and Religion has proven to be a widely admired survey of the complex relationship of Western religious traditions to science from the beginning of the Christian era to the late twentieth century. In the second edition, eleven new essays expand the scope and enhance the analysis of this enduringly popular book.Tracing the rise of science from its birth in the medieval West through the scientific revolution, the contributors here assess historical changes in scientific understanding brought about by transformations in physics, anthropology, and the neurosciences and major shifts marked by the discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and others. In seeking to appreciate the intersection of scientific discovery and the responses of religious groups, contributors also explore the theological implications of contemporary science and evaluate approaches such as the Bible in science and the modern synthesis in evolution, which are at the center of debates in the historiography, understanding, and application of science.The second edition provides chapters that have been revised to reflect current scholarship along with new chapters that bring fresh perspectives on a diverse range of topics, including new scientific approaches and disciplines and non-Christian traditions such as Judaism, Islam, Asiatic religions, and atheism. This indispensible classroom guide is now more useful than ever before.Contributors: Richard J. Blackwell, Peter J. Bowler, John Hedley Brooke, Glen M. Cooper, Edward B. Davis, Alnoor Dhanani, Diarmid A. Finnegan, Noah Efron, Owen Gingerich, Edward Grant, Steven J. Harris, Matthew S. Hedstrom, John Henry, Peter M. Hess, Edward J. Larsen, Timothy Larson, David C. Lindberg, David N. Livingstone, Craig Martin, Craig Sean McConnell, James Moore, Joshua M. Moritz, Mark A. Noll, Ronald L. Numbers, Richard Olson, Christopher M. Rios, Nicolaas A. Rupke, Michael H. Shank, Stephen David Snobelen, John Stenhouse, Peter J. Susalla, Mariusz Tabaczek, Alan C. Weissenbacher, Stephen P. Weldon, and Tomoko Yoshida
Science and Risk Regulation in International Law
by Jacqueline PeelThe regulation of risk is a preoccupation of contemporary global society and an increasingly important part of international law in areas ranging from environmental protection to international trade. This book examines a key aspect of international risk regulation - the way in which science and technical expertise are used in reaching decisions about how to assess and manage global risks. An interdisciplinary analysis is employed to illuminate how science has been used in international legal processes and global institutions such as the World Trade Organization. Case studies of risk regulation in international law are drawn from diverse fields including environmental treaty law, international trade law, food safety regulation and standard-setting, biosafety and chemicals regulation. The book also addresses the important question of the most appropriate balance between science and non-scientific inputs in different areas of international risk regulation.
Science and Technology Ethics (Professional Ethics)
by Dr Raymond E.Spier Raymond E. SpierScience and Technology Ethics re-examines the ethics by which we live and asks the question: do we have in place the ethical guidelines through which we can incorporate these developments with the minimum of disruption and disaffection? It assesses the ethical systems in place and proposes new approaches to our scientific and engineering processes and products, our social contacts, biology and informatics, the military industry and our environmental responsibilities. The volume is multidisciplinary and reflects the aim of the book to promote a state of the art assessment of these issues. Science and Technology Ethics is a much-needed discussion of the scientific developments that have major effects on the way we live. It will be of interest to all students of science and technology and all professionals involved with administrating laws in these fields.
Science and Technology from Global and Historical Perspectives
by Bahattin KaragözoğluThis book provides science and technology ethos to a literate person. It starts with a rather detailed treatment of basic concepts in human values, educational status and domains of education, development of science and technology and their contributions to the welfare of society. It describes ways and means of scientific progresses and technological advancements with their historical perspectives including scientific viewpoints of contributing scientists and technologists. The technical, social, and cultural dimensions are surveyed in relation to acquisition and application of science, and advantages and hindrances of technological developments. Science and Technology is currently taught as a college course in many universities with the intention to introduce topics from a global historical perspective so that the reader shall stretch his/her vision by mapping the past to the future. The book can also serve as a primary reference for such courses.
Science and Technology Governance and Ethics
by Miltos Ladikas Sachin Chaturvedi Yandong Zhao Dirk StemerdingThis book analyzes the possibilities for effective global governance of science in Europe, India and China. Authors from the three regions join forces to explore how ethical concerns over new technologies can be incorporated into global science and technology policies. The first chapter introduces the topic, offering a global perspective on embedding ethics in science and technology policy. Chapter Two compares the institutionalization of ethical debates in science, technology and innovation policy in three important regions: Europe, India and China. The third chapter explores public perceptions of science and technology in these same three regions. Chapter Four discusses public engagement in the governance of science and technology, and Chapter Five reviews science and technology governance and European values. The sixth chapter describes and analyzes values demonstrated in the constitution of the People's Republic of China. Chapter Seven describes emerging evidence from India on the uses of science and technology for socio-economic development, and the quest for inclusive growth. In Chapter Eight, the authors propose a comparative framework for studying global ethics in science and technology. The following three chapters offer case studies and analysis of three emerging industries in India, China and Europe: new food technologies, nanotechnology and synthetic biology. Chapter 12 gathers all these threads for a comprehensive discussion on incorporating ethics into science and technology policy. The analysis is undertaken against the backdrop of different value systems and varying levels of public perception of risks and benefits. The book introduces a common analytical framework for the comparative discussion of ethics at the international level. The authors offer policy recommendations for effective collaboration among the three regions, to promote responsible governance in science and technology and a common analytical perspective in ethics.
Science and Technology in International Economic Law: Balancing Competing Interests (Routledge Research in International Economic Law)
by Bryan Mercurio Kuei-Jung NiScience and technology plays an increasingly important role in the continued development of international economic law. This book brings together well-known and rising scholars to explore the status and interaction of science, technology and international economic law. The book reviews the place of science and technology in the development of international economic law with a view to ensure a balance between the promotion of trade and investment liberalisation and decision-making based on a sound scientific process without hampering technological development. The book features chapters from a range of experts – including Lukasz Gruszczynski, Jürgen Kurtz, Andrew Mitchell and Peter K. Yu – who examine a wide range of issues such as investment law, international trade law, and international intellectual property. By bringing together these issues, the book asks how international trade and investment regimes utilise science and technology, and whether they do so fairly and in the interest of broader public policies. This book will be of great interest to researchers of international economic law, health law, technology law and international intellectual property law.
Science and the End of Ethics
by Stephen G. MorrisScience and the End of Ethics examines some of the most important positive and negative implications that science has for ethics. On the basis of strong scientific reasons for abandoning traditional notions of right and wrong, it endorses a new ethical approach that focuses on achieving some of the key practical goals shared by ethicists.
Science and the Good: The Tragic Quest for the Foundations of Morality (Foundational Questions in Science)
by James Davison Hunter Paul NedeliskyWhy efforts to create a scientific basis of morality are neither scientific nor moral: &“Important and timely.&”—The Wall Street Journal In this illuminating book, James Davison Hunter and Paul Nedelisky trace the origins and development of the centuries-long, passionate, but ultimately failed quest to discover a scientific foundation for morality. The &“new moral science&” led by such figures as E.O. Wilson, Patricia Churchland, Sam Harris, Jonathan Haidt, and Joshua Greene is only the newest manifestation of that quest. Though claims for its accomplishments are often wildly exaggerated, this new iteration has been no more successful than its predecessors. But rather than giving up in the face of this failure, the new moral science has taken a surprising turn. Whereas earlier efforts sought to demonstrate what is right and wrong, the new moral scientists have concluded, ironically, that right and wrong don&’t actually exist. Their (perhaps unwitting) moral nihilism turns the science of morality into a social engineering project. If there is nothing moral for science to discover, the science of morality becomes, at best, a feeble program to achieve arbitrary societal goals. Concise and rigorously argued, Science and the Good is a definitive critique of a would-be science that has gained extraordinary influence in public discourse today—and an exposé of that project&’s darker turn. &“Science and the Good is a closely argued, always accessible riposte to those who think scientific study can explain, improve or even supersede morality . . . A generous and thoughtful critique.&” —The Daily Telegraph
Science and the Precautionary Principle in International Courts and Tribunals
by Caroline E. FosterBy canvassing a range of international scientific disputes, including the EC-Biotech and EC-Hormones disputes in the WTO, the Case concerning Pulp Mills and the Gabcíkovo-Nagymaros case in the International Court of Justice, and the Mox Plant and Land Reclamation cases dealt with under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Caroline Foster examines how the precautionary principle can be accommodated within the rules about proof and evidence and advises on the boundary emerging between the roles of experts and tribunals. A new form of reassessment proceedings for use in exceptional cases is proposed. Breaking new ground, this book seeks to advance international adjudicatory practice by contextualising developments in the taking of expert evidence and analysing the justification of and potential techniques for a precautionary reversal of the burden of proof, as well as methods for dealing with important scientific discoveries subsequent to judgments and awards.
Science and the Production of Ignorance: When the Quest for Knowledge Is Thwarted (The\mit Press Ser.)
by Janet Kourany Martin CarrierAn introduction to the new area of ignorance studies that examines how science produces ignorance—both actively and passively, intentionally and unintentionally.We may think of science as our foremost producer of knowledge, but for the past decade, science has also been studied as an important source of ignorance. The historian of science Robert Proctor has coined the term agnotology to refer to the study of ignorance, and much of the ignorance studied in this new area is produced by science. Whether an active or passive construct, intended or unintended, this ignorance is, in Proctor's words, “made, maintained, and manipulated” by science. This volume examines forms of scientific ignorance and their consequences.A dialogue between Proctor and Peter Galison offers historical context, presenting the concerns and motivations of pioneers in the field. Essays by leading historians and philosophers of science examine the active construction of ignorance by biased design and interpretation of experiments and empirical studies, as seen in the “false advertising” by climate change deniers; the “virtuous” construction of ignorance—for example, by curtailing research on race- and gender-related cognitive differences; and ignorance as the unintended by-product of choices made in the research process, when rules, incentives, and methods encourage an emphasis on the beneficial and commercial effects of industrial chemicals, and when certain concepts and even certain groups' interests are inaccessible in a given conceptual framework.ContributorsMartin Carrier, Carl F. Cranor, Peter Galison, Paul Hoyningen-Huene, Philip Kitcher, Janet Kourany, Hugh Lacey, Robert Proctor, Londa Schiebinger, Miriam Solomon, Torsten Wilholt
Science and the Self: Animals, Evolution, and Ethics: Essays in Honour of Mary Midgley (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
by Ian James Kidd Liz McKinnellMary Midgley is one of the most important moral philosophers working today. Over the last thirty years, her writings have informed debates concerning animals, the environment and evolutionary theory. The invited essays in this volume offer critical reflections upon Midgley’s work and further developments of her ideas. The contributors include many of the leading commentators on her work, including distinguished figures from the disciplines of philosophy, biology, and ethology. The range of topics includes the moral status of animals, the concept of wickedness, science and mythology, Midgley’s relationship to modern moral philosophy, and her relationship with Iris Murdoch. It also includes the first full bibliography of Midgley’s writings. The volume is the first major study of its kind and brings together contributions from the many disciplines which Midgley’s work has influenced. It provides a clear account of the themes and significance of her work and its implications for ongoing debates about our understanding of our place within the world.
Science and the Unseen World
by Arthur Stanley EddingtonPhysicist and astronomer Arthur Eddington tested Einstein's Theory of Relativity at an eclipse in 1919. A lifelong Quaker, his 1929 Swarthmore Lecture explores how science and religion define and look at reality. ‘You will understand the true spirit neither of science nor of religion unless seeking is placed in the forefront.’ ‘He puts a strong line against simplistic reductionism in relation to our minds . He emphasizes that when we ask the question, “What are we to think of it all? What is it all about?,” the answer must embrace but not be limited to the scientific answer. His lecture explores this in a delightful way, that remains fully relevant today.’ — Prof. George Ellis 'The attitude of the scientist, here so admirably explained, is the attitude, also, of the mystic. Experience, to both, is what matters most.”’- The Sufi Quarterly, 1929.
Science at the Bar: Law, Science, and Technology in America (Twentieth Century Fund Books/Reports/Studies #9)
by Sheila JasanoffIssues spawned by the headlong pace of developments in science and technology fill the courts. How should we deal with frozen embryos and leaky implants, dangerous chemicals, DNA fingerprints, and genetically engineered animals? The realm of the law, to which beleaguered people look for answers, is sometimes at a loss--constrained by its own assumptions and practices, Sheila Jasanoff suggests. This book exposes American law's long-standing involvement in constructing, propagating, and perpetuating a variety of myths about science and technology. Science at the Bar is the first book to examine in detail how two powerful American institutions--both seekers after truth--interact with each other. Looking at cases involving product liability, medical malpractice, toxic torts, genetic engineering, and life and death, Jasanoff argues that the courts do not simply depend on scientific findings for guidance--they actually influence the production of science and technology at many different levels. Research is conducted and interpreted to answer legal questions. Experts are selected to be credible on the witness stand. Products are redesigned to reduce the risk of lawsuits. At the same time the courts emerge here as democratizing agents in disputes over the control and deployment of new technologies, advancing and sustaining a public dialogue about the limits of expertise. Jasanoff shows how positivistic views of science and the law often prevent courts from realizing their full potential as centers for a progressive critique of science and technology. With its lucid analysis of both scientific and legal modes of reasoning, and its recommendations for scholars and policymakers, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone who hopes to understand the changing configurations of science, technology, and the law in our litigious society.
Science-Based Lawmaking: How to Effectively Integrate Science in International Environmental Law
by Dionysia-Theodora AvgerinopoulouThe Book takes the approach of a critique of the prevailing international environmental law-making processes and their systemic shortcomings. It aims to partly redesign the current international environmental law-making system in order to promote further legislation and more effectively protect the natural environment and public health. Through case studies and doctrinal analyses, an array of initial questions guides the reader through a variety of factors influencing the development of International Environmental Law. After a historical analysis, commencing from the Platonic philosophy up to present, the Book holds that some of the most decisive factors that could create an optimized law-making framework include, among others: progressive voting processes, science-based secondary international environmental legislation, new procedural rules, that enhance the participation in the law-making process by both experts and the public and also review the implementation, compliance and validity of the science-base of the laws. The international community should develop new law-making procedures that include expert opinion. Current scientific uncertainties can be resolved either by policy choices or by referring to the so-called „sound science.“ In formulating a new framework for environmental lawmaking processes, it is essential to re-shape the rules of procedure, so that experts have greater participation in those, in order to improve the quality of International Environmental Law faster than the traditional processes that mainly embrace political priorities generated by the States. Science serves as one of the main tools that will create the next generation of International Environmental Law and help the world transition to a smart, inclusive, sustainable future.
Science, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples: The Cultural Politics of Law and Knowledge
by Laurelyn WhittAt the intersection of indigenous studies, science studies, and legal studies lies a tense web of political issues of vital concern for the survival of indigenous nations. Numerous historians of science have documented the vital role of late-eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science as a part of statecraft, a means of extending empire. This book follows imperialism into the present, demonstrating how pursuit of knowledge of the natural world impacts, and is impacted by, indigenous peoples rather than nation-states. In extractive biocolonialism, the valued genetic resources, and associated agricultural and medicinal knowledge, of indigenous peoples are sought, legally converted into private intellectual property, transformed into commodities, and then placed for sale in genetic marketplaces. Science, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples critically examines these developments, demonstrating how contemporary relations between indigenous and Western knowledge systems continue to be shaped by the dynamics of power, the politics of property, and the apologetics of law.
Science Communication and Trust
by Antoinette Fage-Butler Loni Ledderer Kristian H. NielsenThis open access book presents groundbreaking research, offering new empirical findings, showcasing a range of different methods, and advancing theoretical perspectives relating to science communication and trust. The investigation of science communication and trust is enhanced by the many international scholars and disciplinary approaches featured. The book includes three thematic sections: the first focuses on the role of trustworthy science communicators, the second is concerned with the varying contexts of science communication for trust, while the third unpacks various features of trust in science. The volume thus provides the reader with invaluable insights into the highly salient topic of science communication and trust.
Science, Democracy and Islam: And other essays
by Humayun KabirFirst published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.