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COVID-19 Science Policy, Experts, and Publics: Why Epistemic Democracy Matters in Ecological Crises.
OMICS: A Journal of Integrative Biology ( IF 2.2 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-03 , DOI: 10.1089/omi.2020.0083
Marco Boschele 1
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In times of planetary health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a critically informed science and technology policy is crucial. In this overarching context, governments are faced with making rapid and high-stake decisions dictated by emergency that in a state of normalcy they would not, or could not pursue. Governments tend to gather, therefore, an incredible amount of unchecked power in times of fast-moving ecological crises that raises concerns about where the legitimacy of such excessive power comes from. Moreover, the elected politicians rely on the expert advice in a pandemic. This takes away democratic political authority from the sovereign people and instead places it on allegedly objective unelected experts. In contrast, experts have (1) a dubious reputation in predicting the future and (2) varying degrees of biases and self-interests, which make them susceptible, for instance, to “framing problems” in relation to the urgent public issues at stake. This article suggests new ways of thinking about COVID-19 technology policy, drawing from the field of political science and democratic theory. It examines the power-laden tensions between the political authority and the expert authority. Going forward, I highlight the brief history of epistemic democracy, taking into consideration that in advanced modern democracies, political decision making has to draw, in part, from expert knowledge, but without resulting in democratic deficits. The COVID-19 science and technology policy can usefully build on epistemic democracy while strengthening the science, society, and democracy nexus.

中文翻译:

COVID-19科学政策,专家和公众:为什么认知民主在生态危机中如此重要。

在诸如COVID-19大流行这样的星球健康危机时期,至关重要的信息科技政策至关重要。在这种总体情况下,政府面临紧急情况下做出的快速而高风险的决策,在正常状态下,它们不会,也不会追求。因此,在快速发展的生态危机时期,政府往往会聚集大量的不受约束的权力,这引起人们对这种过度权力的合法性来自何处的担忧。此外,当选的政治家依赖于大流行专家的意见。这需要远离主权的人民民主的政治权威,而是其放在据称目标非民选的专家。相反,专家在(1)预测未来时享有声誉,(2)不同程度的偏见和个人利益,例如,这使他们容易受到与紧迫的公共问题有关的“框架问题”的影响。本文从政治学和民主理论领域,提出了有关COVID-19技术政策的新思维方式。它考察了政治权威和专家权威之间的权力紧张关系。展望未来,我强调认识民主的简史,并考虑到在先进的现代民主国家中,政治决策必须从专家的知识中汲取一部分,而又不会造成民主缺陷。COVID-19科学与技术政策可以有效地建立在认知民主的基础上,同时加强科学,社会与民主的联系。与紧迫的公共问题有关的“框架问题”。本文从政治学和民主理论领域,提出了有关COVID-19技术政策的新思维方式。它研究了政治权威和专家权威之间的权力紧张关系。展望未来,我强调认识民主的简史,并考虑到在先进的现代民主国家中,政治决策必须从专家的知识中汲取一部分,而又不会造成民主缺陷。COVID-19科学与技术政策可以有效地建立在认知民主的基础上,同时加强科学,社会与民主的联系。与紧迫的公共问题有关的“框架问题”。本文从政治学和民主理论领域,提出了有关COVID-19技术政策的新思维方式。它考察了政治权威和专家权威之间的权力紧张关系。展望未来,我强调认识民主的简史,并考虑到在先进的现代民主国家中,政治决策必须从专家的知识中汲取一部分,而又不会造成民主缺陷。COVID-19科学与技术政策可以有效地建立在认知民主的基础上,同时加强科学,社会与民主的联系。它研究了政治权威和专家权威之间的权力紧张关系。展望未来,我强调认识民主的简史,并考虑到在先进的现代民主国家中,政治决策必须从专家的知识中汲取一部分,而又不会造成民主缺陷。COVID-19科学与技术政策可以有效地建立在认识论民主的基础上,同时加强科学,社会与民主之间的联系。它考察了政治权威和专家权威之间的权力紧张关系。展望未来,我强调认识民主的简史,并考虑到在先进的现代民主国家中,政治决策必须从专家的知识中汲取一部分,而又不会造成民主缺陷。COVID-19科学与技术政策可以有效地建立在认知民主的基础上,同时加强科学,社会与民主的联系。
更新日期:2020-08-06
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