Lecture 5

Question 1

technocracy fully explained

Answer 1

ruled by the skilled (not by the public)
- the idea that citizens can’t, or are unwilling to gain the knowledge necessary to make the right policy decisions

result:
- solutions to issues solved/decided by experts
- knowledge gap between experts & public should be narrowed
- deficit model is basically the missionary wing of technocracy
- rational choice
- more district

Question 2

the social construction of the public, 4 types

Answer 2

1. general public: relevant to statistics: everyone
2. pure public: the actual nes: say different things then what they do This is what you should know
3. affected public: who is relevant t of an issue by nature of them after. emotional or value to debate
4. partisan public: ones being fiery, creating, drama, involved in debates

Question 3

roles of scientists

Answer 3

1. truth tellers (impossible)
   - pure scientists: pursuing knowledge, just doing their work
   - science arbiter: unbiased info telling: “ just how it is”
2. issue advocate (open and transparatent about values and advocacy)
3. honest brokers (try to communicate number of different meaning to their finds, tied to different values)

Question 4

framing for deliberation steps

Answer 4

1. broad analysis to understand nature of problem
2. disentangle key elements
3. movement to open-ended framing (resistance to 2 sides of an issue)

Question 5

framing

Answer 5

= interpretative storylines that communicate what’s at stake in a science related debate an why this issue matters