One of my current research projects focuses on the relationship between experts and laypersons. As part of this project, I am very interested in the connections between the institutions of science and democracy. This page contains curricular resources for those interested in investigating such connections.
Initial work I completed on this topic was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (NSF 1230600). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Links to related websites:
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
New York Times: Science Section
Nature: News and Comment Section
Science and Democracy Sites
Democracy Now offers issues-based coverage, with many science-related topics. Numerous interviews and video clips on newsworthy items, some videos are extensive.
Center for Science and Democracy
This Center is housed as part of the larger site of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Science and Democracy Network (housed at Harvard University)
- promotes scholarship on science and democracy, with a useful resource page including sample syllabi
Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes
The Consortium describes itself as follows:
“The Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes is an intellectual network aimed at enhancing the contribution of science and technology to society’s pursuit of equality, justice, freedom, and overall quality of life. The Consortium creates knowledge and methods, cultivates public discourse, and fosters policies to help decision makers and institutions grapple with the immense power and importance of science and technology as society charts a course for the future.”
Their website includes a media tab, with news, videos and photos, a library tab with bibliographies, and an archive of current and previous blogs with lots of commentary on science policy issues
Science With and For Society (European Commission: Research and Innovation)
RESOURCES FOR SPECIFIC TOPICS
Genetics
Living Archives on Eugenics Blog:- http://whatsortsofpeople.wordpress.com/
American Indian and Native Alaskan Genetics Resource Center
Climate Change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Environment and Conservation
publishes the online journal Minding Nature, and offers a question page with scholarly responses to questions pertaining to democracy and ecological values.