Science Policy and the Crisis of Expertise

4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)

Lecture, three hours. Not open for credit to students with credit for Society and Genetics 174. Introduction to social analysis of science and expertise by considering three overlapping themes: what differentiates science and scientific expertise from non-science, current and historical controversies about expertise and democracy in technical and policy decision-making, and features of science’s organization that encourage controversies about scientific integrity. Concurrently scheduled with course CM183. Letter grading.