Rethinking the Deliberative Turn in Policy Analysis: Critical Reflections from Empirical Work in STS

Abstract

Rethinking the deliberative turn in policy analysis: Critical reflections from empirical work in STS. Extensive empirical work under the umbrella of Science and Technology Studies has put into question some of the underlying key assumptions in the deliberative turn in policy analysis. Amongst these assumptions are the universality of democratic notions, institutional arrangements and applicability of models for deliberation and participation. Further, these include implicit assumptions about “the public” as a pre-existing entity. This panel invites contributions on deliberative arrangements such as participatory technology assessment in knowledge intensive and ethically sensitive fields, scrutinising the central concepts on the basis of empirical research.

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