Against politicization of science: Comment on S. Keller: Scientization: putting global climate change on the scientific agenda since 1970 and the role of the IPCC

Poiesis und Praxis

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-219

  von Storch, Hans ^a   Bray, Dennis ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 77958511669     PISSN: 16156609     EISSN: 16156617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10202-010-0085-3     Document Type: Article

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