TY  - CHAP
AU  - Malnes, Raino
AB  - "This chapter sheds light on interaction (samhandling) between scientists  and politicians. What happens when the latter gives the former a role in an effort to  ensure that society is not exposed to an unforeseen calamity? The chapter has two  objectives – one conceptual and one pertaining to the analysis of public policy in a  particular context. First, distinctions are drawn between three dimensions of uncertainty  about the consequences of action. The aim is to create a clearer understanding  of what is meant by assertions that policy is made under conditions of uncertainty.  Secondly, the political implications of uncertainty are charted with particular reference  to the choice of climate policy. The analysis targets the way the Intergovernmental  Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has handled the task of publicizing the  effect that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases have on the atmosphere.  The conclusion is that the IPCC’s communication with politicians and the public  has contributed to, rather than ameliorated, the problem of uncertainty that stands  in the way of resolute political action."
DO  - 10.23865/noasp.36.ch11
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1001652
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1076644072
KW  - Samhandling
KW  - interaction
KW  - decision making under uncertainty
KW  - scientific disagreement
KW  - unforeseen
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/0a3b2d75-272d-46ae-9999-1ed71c7de7db/Interaction_ch11.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/28310
PB  - Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing)
PP  - Oslo
PY  - 2018
TI  - Chapter 11 The Triad of Uncertainty : The Interaction Between Scientists and Politicians
ER  - 
