Science Policy and Expertise

PUB PLC C283 - Science Policy and Expertise

<p>Lecture, three hours. Introduction to social analysis of science and expertise by considering three overlapping themes: social conditions that affect production of scientific knowledge, debates about expertise and democracy in technical and policy decision-making, and current controversies about expertise and autonomy of science (e.g., conflicts of interest in funding of biomedical research and recent charges of politicization of science). Concurrently scheduled with course C283. Letter grading.</p>

Public Policy

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The department’s goal is to foster an understanding of the theory and practice of public policy in the many fields in which it applies.

General Catalog

Science Policy and Expertise

PUB PLC C183

4 units