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Getting on Board but How? Conflicting Perspectives on the Role of the Social Sciences and Humanities in Radiation Protection
Van Oudheusden, Michiel; Rossignol, Nicolas; Perko, Tanja et al.
2016Society for Risk Analysis BENELUX Inaugural Meeting
 

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Keywords :
Social Sciences and Humanities; Strategic Research Agenda; Radiation Protection
Abstract :
[en] In Europe, science research policy is predicated on the understanding that science and technology (S&T) serve societal needs. Accordingly, European Framework Programs urge scientists and technologists to give due attention to societal and ethical aspects of S&T, and to engage with social scientists and humanists when doing research and reaching out to society. Starting from these policy prescriptions and from invitations from befriended life scientists to "get on board," we explore the terms of our involvement as social scientists and humanists in a European Joint Program on radiation protection research (EJP-CONCERT). We illuminate recurring tensions between instrumental, normative, and substantive perspectives on the role of the social sciences and humanities (SSH) in radioprotection research and nuclear S&T. Our aim is to shed light on the controversial and contingent nature of integrating SSH into nuclear S&T, as actors articulate divergent assumptions and expectations about SSH and society. These expectations pertain to the value of SSH research for S&T, issues of trust and legitmacy, and different perspectives on risk and uncertainty. By rendering these tensions explicit we seek to probe the implications for SSH of developing a separate SSH Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) within radiation protection research.
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Van Oudheusden, Michiel ;  Université de Liège > Département de science politique > Anal. et éval. des politiques publ.-Méthod. de sc. politique
Rossignol, Nicolas ;  Université de Liège > Département de science politique > Anal. et éval. des politiques publ.-Méthod. de sc. politique
Perko, Tanja
Meskens, Gaston
Turcanu, Catrinel
Language :
English
Title :
Getting on Board but How? Conflicting Perspectives on the Role of the Social Sciences and Humanities in Radiation Protection
Publication date :
14 March 2016
Event name :
Society for Risk Analysis BENELUX Inaugural Meeting
Event organizer :
Maastricht University
Event place :
Bruxelles, Belgium
Event date :
14 mars 2016
Audience :
International
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