Virtue and Responsibility in Policy Research and Advice
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Virtue and Responsibility in Policy Research and Advice

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eBook - ePub

Virtue and Responsibility in Policy Research and Advice

About this book

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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Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9783319652528
eBook ISBN
9783319652535
Topic
Politics & International Relations
Subtopic
Public Affairs & Administration
Index
Politics & International Relations

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Frontmatter
  3. 1. The Ideal of Value Neutrality in Policy Research and Advice: Some Inconvenient Observations
  4. 2. Setting the Stage: Epistemological and Social Values for Scientific Research and Advice
  5. 3. Deciding What Is Worth Knowing
  6. 4. Deciding on Tools and Risks
  7. 5. Deciding on the Advisory Role
  8. 6. Addressing Non-Epistemological Issues
  9. 7. Solving the Issue by Distinguishing Types of Problems
  10. 8. Solving the Issue by Bringing in Democracy
  11. 9. Solving the Issue by Introducing Principles and Procedures
  12. 10. Solving the Issue by Bringing Virtue Ethics into Play
  13. 11. Conclusion: Scientific Policy Advice and Ethical Judgment
  14. Backmatter

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