The book explores the growing conflict between professional expertise and democratic governance, particularly within the realm of environmental politics. It highlights how citizens are increasingly contesting expert theories that overlook local knowledge, emphasizing the importance of integrating technical facts with social values to foster more inclusive decision-making processes.
This Element shows that the effort to understand the phenomenon of post truth has to go beyond the emphasis on facts to include an understanding of the social meanings that get attached to facts in the political world of public policy.
Outcomes of the 3rd Alpine Rendez-Vous
This book presents a key piece of the vision and strategy developed in STELLAR. It sets out a new mid-term agenda by defining Grand Challenges for research and development in technology-enhanced learning. Other than mere technology prizes, STELLAR Grand Challenges deal with problems at the interface of social and technical sciences. They pose problems that can be solved only in interdisciplinary collaboration. The descriptions of the Grand Challenge Problems were sent out to a number of stakeholders from industry, academia, and policy-making who responded with insightful, creative and critical comments bringing in their specific perspectives. This book will inspire everyone interested in TEL and its neighboring disciplines in their future projects. All of the listed problems, first hints with respect to the approach, measurable success indicators and funding sources are outlined. The challenges focus on what noted experts regard as important upcoming, pending, and innovative fields of research, the solution of which is within reach in a timeframe of a mere 2 to 15 years of work.
The book's discussion is accessible and engaging...Fischer provides an excellent introduction to the topic of participatory processes, interspersing case-study material with an overview of key theoretical insights from Dryzek, Blühdorn, and Bookchin, amongst others. Peter Tangney, Environmental Politics
Die A38, die »Südharzautobahn«, ist der Flurgang eines riesigen Open-Air-Museums. Die Strecke führt am größten Denkmal und an der größten Pyramide Europas vorbei, und am weltweit größten Ölgemälde. Vor über tausend Jahren wurden am Fahrbahnrand die Merseburger Zaubersprüche entdeckt. Und auch ein Sehnsuchtsort der deutschen Popliteratur befindet sich hier, das Café Kolditz in Sangerhausen.
