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Policy, Science, and the Environment
ENVS 5000

Week 15: November 29, 2011

Democracy and Expertise

What is/are the role(s) of the expert in a democracy?

Lippmann, W. 1932. The scholar in a troubled world, The Atlantic Monthly, pp. 148-152.

Kysar, D. A. and J. Salzman, 2003. Environmental Tribalism, Minnesota Law Review, 87:1092-1125.

Ruhl, J. B. 2002.  A Manifesto for the Radical Middle, Idaho Law Review 38:385-407.

Sunstein.C. 2003.  Beyond the Precautionary Principle, University of Pennsylvania Law Review 151:1003-1058.

Optional:

Pielke, Jr., R., 2007. The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politcs, Cambridge University Press.