When Science and Politics Collide

The Public Interest at Risk

Robert O. Schneider

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA
28 December 2023

Political ideologies; Science: general issues; Science funding & policy

This book explains why science and politics collide, why this is an especially critical problem at this precise time in U.S. history, and what should be done to ensure that science and politics coincide.

The United States is waging a political war against science, and the stakes are increasing. When it comes to areas in which science and politics must interact, such as genetics, climate, and energy, political interests are always pushing to spin the relevant science, but this becomes problematic when Americans abandon rationality for ideology or misinformation manufactured to confuse and persuade them.

In a series of five contemporary examples, When Science and Politics Collide: The Public Interest at Risk makes the case that none of the ways in which science and politics currently communicate serve the public interest and that some of them actually result in great harm. It explains that, whether about climate change, vaccines, pandemics, or fracking, experimentally proven and reproducible data and evidence can save lives—and poor, politically motivated policies can doom them. The book concludes with recommendations for creating a more perfect union between scientific facts and political agendas.

By: Robert O. Schneider
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9798765115725
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Robert O. Schneider, PhD (political science), is professor of public administration at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is author of Managing the Climate Crisis: Assessing our Risks, Options, and Prospects.

Reviews for When Science and Politics Collide: The Public Interest at Risk

"""In the U.S. as elsewhere, science and politics have had a long history of complicated interactions, but tensions between the two have increased in recent years. Schneider combines a history of this nuanced relationship with a thorough discussion of contemporary issues. . . . Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readers."" --Choice ""2018 Top Community College Resource"" --Choice"