Berry Tholen

Virtue and Responsibility in Policy Research and Advice (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Brings together findings from the philosophy of science and from studies on policy advice in a clear and systematic overview

Argues that ethical judgment in scientific policy advice is inevitable

Examines what kind of value decisions an expert advisor in the field of Policy analysis and Public Administration has to make

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 111
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319652535
• Artikelnr.: 52942711

Autorenporträt

Berry Tholen is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at the Institute for Management Research Radboud University, the Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Ch 1: The ideal of value neutrality in policy research and advice - some inconvenient observations.- Ch 2: Setting the stage: Epistemological and Social values for scientific research and advice.- Ch 3: Deciding what is worth knowing.- Ch 4: Deciding on tools and risks.- Ch 5: Deciding on the advisory role.- Ch 6: Addressing non-epistemological issues.- Ch 7: Solving the issue by distinguishing types of problems.- Ch 8: Solving the issue by bringing in democracy.- Ch 9: Solving the issue by introducing principles and procedures.- Ch 10: Solving the issue by bringing virtue ethics into play.- Ch 11: Conclusion: Scientific policy advice and ethical judgment.