List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgments -- Four idealized roles of science in policy and politics -- The big picture, science, and democracy -- Science and decision-making -- Values -- Uncertainty -- How science policy shapes science in policy and politics -- Preemption and the decision to go to war in Iraq -- When scientists politicize science -- Making sense of science in policy and politics -- Appendix: Applying the framework -- Notes -- References -- Index
Summary
A practical guide for scientists, politicians and citizens to the relationship between science and politics
