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dc.contributor.authorMalnes, Raino
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-08 12:53:19
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-01T12:20:24Z
dc.date.available2020-04-01T12:20:24Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier1001652
dc.identifierOCN: 1076644072en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/28310
dc.description.abstract"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."
dc.languageEnglish
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defenceen_US
dc.subject.classificationthema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence::JWK Military and defence strategyen_US
dc.subject.otherSamhandling
dc.subject.otherinteraction
dc.subject.otherdecision making under uncertainty
dc.subject.otherscientific disagreement
dc.subject.otherunforeseen
dc.titleChapter 11 The Triad of Uncertainty
dc.title.alternativeThe Interaction Between Scientists and Politicians
dc.typechapter
oapen.identifier.doi10.23865/noasp.36.ch11
oapen.relation.isPublishedBybf7b42a4-6892-42e3-aaf8-8f32c8470a8b
oapen.relation.isPartOfBook2724fb8b-60f0-4a89-9f93-98ba00ad6223
oapen.pages14
oapen.place.publicationOslo
oapen.identifier.ocn1076644072


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