La scienza utile. Expertise e partecipazione nelle decisioni pubbliche

Anno LII, n. 219, maggio-agosto 2017

Categoria/Category
Anno LII, n. 219, maggio-agosto 2017
Editore/Publisher
Centro Einaudi
DOI
10.23827/BDL_2017_2_2
Articolo completo/Full text
BDL-219_Bulsei.pdf

Abstract

The complexity of the problems that require government intervention often forces policy makers to resort to science, to reduce as far as possible the uncertainties and support their decisions: but the relationship between expertise and public policies is not linear. Starting from the serious problems for health and environment caused by asbestos (the case of Eternit in Casale Monferrato), the article develops some considerations about the role of scientific knowledge and social participation on sensitive and controversial issues, involving citizens directly and require public decisions.