The ethos of post-normal science

Futures

Volumn 91, Issue , 2017, Pages 12-24

  Kønig, Nicolas ^a   Børsen, Tom ^a   Emmeche, Claus ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Democratization of expertise; Norms of science; Participation; Post normal science; Science advice; Science policy interface

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; DEMOCRATIZATION; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

EID: 85011582747     PISSN: 00163287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2016.12.004     Document Type: Article

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