SCIENCE VS. GOVERNMENT: A RECONSIDERATION

In: Policy sciences: integrating knowledge and practice to advance human dignity ; the journal of the Society of Policy Scientists, Band 12, Heft 2, S. 333-353

Abstract

A CONTENT ANALYSIS IS MADE OF ARMS CONTROL ARGUMENTS IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS BY FIVE GROUPS: GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS, ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS, POLITICIANS, MILITARY PERSONS, AND CITIZENS. GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS WERE CLOSER TO OTHER GOVERNMENT PERSONS THAN TO ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS. IT IS ARGUED THAT ACCESS IS THE IMPORTANT VARIABLE IN PREDICTING POLICY-RELATED BEHAVIOR.