Science, democracy, and the right to research

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 351-366

  Brown, Mark B ^a   Guston, David H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Politicization; Proposition 71; Right to research; Science policy; Scientific freedom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOETHICS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; RESEARCH ETHICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DEMOCRACY; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS, RESEARCH; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FREEDOM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; POLITICS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 70349898042     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 16605454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-009-9135-4     Document Type: Article

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