Institutionalised criticism: the demonopolisation of scientific advising

Martin de Jong

Science and Public Policy, 1999, vol. 26, issue 3, 193-199

Abstract: This article claims that science is not useless, despite its inability to give clear-cut and unambiguous policy suggestions. The introduction of checks and balances in the institutional structure of scientific counselling for politics science benefits the variation of information provision and maximises the number of generated options and alternatives. The concept ‘institutionalised criticism’ coined by Lakatos to improve scientific performance, acquires a broader application here and is also recommended for the practice of policy analysis. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 1999
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