How are the conflicts over the use of certain technologies–such as biotechnology, nuclear
energy or nanotechnologies–being solved? What are the methods used by conflicting …

While in the beginning of the environmental debate, conflicts over environmental and
technological issues had primarily been understood in terms of ''risk'', over the past two …

While uncertainty and the unknown are not only accepted but favoured within scientific
debates, these concepts are less tolerated in instances of exchange with society. In scientific …

Technological change and innovation, together with the related development of science,
have been perceived as drivers of social and economic progress and public optimism in the …

Controversies, especially those that surround" early warnings" about impacts of a
technology or a large project, may be welcomed as an informal way of technology …

This chapter argues that some disagreement between experts may be manufactured and
suggests a distinction between “genuine” and “counterfeit” scientific controversies. This …

Abstract The Uncertain Quest aims to present up-to date information on the knowledge,
controversies, experiences and problems related to the interactions among science …

Decisions about science and technology, long considered the domain of technical expertise,
are more and more the targets of political controversy. During the past decade citizen …

The direction and speed of socio-technological transformations are largely determined by
the cumulative innovation decisions of individual actors. Since innovations are so closely …

This paper examines taxonomies for classifying risks and conflicts about risky technologies.
First, we describe six levels of conflict that represent various “shades of gray” between …