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At a time when it is clear that climate change adaptation and mitigation are failing, this book examines how our assumptions about (valid and usable) knowledge are preventing effective climate action. Through a cross-disciplinary, empirically-based analysis of climate science and policy, the book situates the failures of climate policy in the cultural history of prediction and its interfaces with policy. Fava calls into question the current interfaces between scientific research and climate policy by tracing multiple connections between modelling, epistemology, politics, food security, religio

Political memoirs form an accessible primary source for the political scientist, but there is considerable disagreement about their usefulness and reliability. Memoirs can be classified firstly according to whether their chief focus is the ethos, the doctrines, or the policy making of political parties, and secondly according to the principal means employed in their compilation - such as diaries, private and official papers, or personal reminiscences. Examples of these different types of memoir written by members of the Thatcher Government are analysed to demonstrate their uses and limitations.

12 pages ; After a century of wildfire suppression, the costs and complexity of wildfire management are increasing. Population growth in fire-prone landscapes, climate change, and diverse land management objectives all contribute to a complex management environment. The number and types of managers and practitioners involved in wildfire management has also grown. Government agencies, land managers, air quality regulators, nonprofit organizations, community leaders, and others have a diversity of fire science and social science needs. To protect and restore fire-adapted communities and natural resources in the Pacific Northwest, a process for effective dissemination and accelerated user adoption of pertinent information, knowledge, tools, and expertise is necessary. An improved system to connect, engage, and exchange information between researchers and diverse groups affected by wild or prescribed fire could enhance exchange of existing fire science and technologies throughout the region, and encourage fire and land management stakeholders to evaluate and adopt relevant fire science. ; This project was made possible with funds from the Joint Fire Science Program, Oregon State University, University of Oregon, USDA Forest Service, and the USDA Bureau of Land Management.

An introductory essay to a section on "Stories from the Field" notes that the contributors offer a wide variety of examples of the diverse ways in which scholars in the field of feminist science studies have initiated a constructive discourse between feminism & education. They relate the challenges & struggles involved in trying to make connections between disparate places. In addition, the many successes have helped to develop an effective critique of science & feminism that is being integrated into education in both the sciences & women's studies. A discussion of the movement to reform science education at the elementary, high school, & university levels stresses transformative strategies intended to place a feminist analytical perspective into the goals for education. Ways to build critical thinking about the myth of a universal "Western" scientific framework into the curriculum for science majors are examined, along with the need to produce subsequent generations of teachers willing to challenge the accepted version of scientific culture. 18 References. J. Lindroth

The US gov does not have a soc sci policy, but the interaction between gov agencies & the large body of Amer soc sci'ts produces emphases & directions. Both soc sci'ts & gov agencies are loosely org'ed in a pluralistic & flexible fashion without central control despite several admin'ive attempts to supply it. Federal support for soc sci is largely centered in 4 agencies which provide 66.6% of the funds, although the diversity of agency support provides considerable flexibility. Soc sci'ts have found it advantageous to ally themselves with physical sci'ts in seeking support, with one result being the encouragement of empirically oriented res rather than humanistic res or pol'ly controversial subjects. 3 non-gov'al org's play special roles in soc sci policy; through study committees & advisory groups they provide emphases & development of uses of soc sci. 3 recent reports from these org's have made a, number of policy recommendations, including: greater representation of soc sci at high levels of sci policy-making; more use of collected data, but without infringing on individual privacy; development of soc indicators; improvement of educ in soc sci; increased internat'l collaboration among soc sci'ts; development of applied-behavioral-sci Sch's; inclusion of behavioral sci studies in curricula of professional Sch's. The principal emphasis of the recommendations is bringing soc sci into closer conjunction with the practical affairs of the society. HA.

This article identifies a number of challenges the social sciences will have to face in order to play a broader role in formulating international migration policies. This new role is subject to two major processes: globalisation and the universal acceptance of human rights. Both processes affect policy options, albeit from different perspectives. Recent research findings have confirmed that there is no direct link between poverty and South‐North migration, despite the fact that many policy recommendations are based on this premise. The article suggests that the contradiction between policy recommendations and research findings is due to the weight of economic theory in migration policy. Yet economics does not take into account the complex nature of social, political and cultural factors that also influence migrants' motivations and migration processes. Recent efforts to formulate multi‐disciplinary theories should, it is suggested, help devise more effective policies. Channels of communication will need to be improved between knowledge‐producers and policy‐makers. The article also recommends distinguishing between a conceptual and an instrumental use of knowledge.

The editorial team greatly appreciates the reviewers who have dedicated their considerable time and expertise to the journal's rigorous editorial process over the past 12 months, regardless of whether the papers are finally published or not [...]