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Responsibility and uncertainty: new perspectives upon responsible action

A conversation with Maria Antonietta Foddai. By Nicole Lozzi Maria Antonietta Foddai is professor of the Philosophy of Law in the faculty of law at the University of Sassari in Italy. She was awarded her degree at the same faculty, with a thesis in civil law entitled “The Functions Of Civil Responsibility”. She continued to ... Responsibility and uncertainty: new perspectives upon responsible action

The Politics of Science and the re-definition of democracy (part 2)

(Mariachiara Tallacchini offers here an introduction to Jasanoff’s STS approach – …continues from the previous entry). … In her more recent and complex work, published in the United States in 1995 with the title Design on nature the author turns her gaze upon the politics that have accompanied and distinguished the history of bio-technology, thus ... The Politics of Science and the re-definition of democracy (part 2)

Mariachiara Tallacchini

The Politics of Science and the re-definition of democracy (part 1)

The fourth Lecture of the Fondazione Giannino Bassetti will feature prof. Sheila Jasanoff, professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University, one of the authors of the report to the EU “Taking European Knowledge Society Seriously“. Sheila Jasanoff will speak at Milan State University on May 6th on ... The Politics of Science and the re-definition of democracy (part 1)

Mariachiara Tallacchini

Building a bridge between science and society

Looking for the foundations of the communication of science. (Bergamo, February 14-15 2008) by Roberta Gabbatore (See the images) On Thursday 14th February 2008 in the splendid setting of the ex monastery of Saint Augustine (now part of the University) in Bergamo’s upper town the conference “Building a bridge between science and society. Looking for ... Building a bridge between science and society

Science and Governance: the provocation of responsibility.

Conversation with Mariachiara Tallacchini On the Science in Society website of the European Commision one reads that “The European Commission needs to create the conditions for a structured dialogue on questions relative to science, with a view to anticipating and clarifying the hopes and fears of the public. Faced with an informed and involved public, ... Science and Governance: the provocation of responsibility.

Science and Governance: la provocazione della responsabilità.

Conversazione con Mariachiara Tallacchini Sul portale Scienza e Società della Commissione europea si legge che ‘La Commissione europea ha il dovere di creare le condizioni per un dialogo strutturato sulle questioni relative alla scienza, allo scopo di anticipare e chiarificare le speranze e le preoccupazioni del pubblico. Di fronte ad un pubblico informato e impegnato, ... Science and Governance: la provocazione della responsabilità.

Mariachiara Tallacchini

Science and Governance: the EU report on Science and Governance presented at FGB

The Giannino Bassetti Foundation deals with the problem of innovation and specifically with the responsibility that should guide innovative processes. Piero Bassetti defined innovation as the realisation of the improbable. “Improbable” refers to uncertainty, doubt and risk, things that are beyond our control and therefore require that we think twice about our responsibility. The sociologist ... Science and Governance: the EU report on Science and Governance presented at FGB

Political Humour in the Blogosphere.

“Web 2.0, the interactive interface of the World Wide Web, has opened up a multimedia and multimodal environment that is deeply transforming several discursive practices, among them political communication. Wherever political debate is unimpeded by censorship, as in Western democracies, novel modalities of engaging with politics are emerging on the Internet. Among digital genres, blogs ... Political Humour in the Blogosphere.

Redazione FGB

Verso una società democratica della conoscenza – innovazione e partecipazione

(In English) Verso una società democratica della conoscenza – innovazione e partecipazione Temi di interesse socio-politico come il rischio e l’incertezza, lo sviluppo sostenibile, il principio di precauzione e la biodiversità sono considerati spesso come oggetti neutri conoscibili solamente attraverso gli strumenti della scienza e della tecnologia. Ma l’essenza e le conseguenze di questi temi ... Verso una società democratica della conoscenza – innovazione e partecipazione

Giuseppe Pellegrini

Political responsibility in innovation: a challenge for the new Statute of the Region of Lombardy

The latest issue of the Quaderni dell’IRER (Istituto Regionale di Ricerca della Lombardia – Regional Research Institute of Lombardy) contains the proceedings of the June 2006 conference on Technical and scientific innovation, democratic innovation. The opening paper, entitled Governance and technical and scientific innovation, raises a number of questions: who creates innovation in the modern ... Political responsibility in innovation: a challenge for the new Statute of the Region of Lombardy

La responsabilità politica dell’innovazione: una sfida per il nuovo Statuto della Regione Lombardia

L’ultimo numero dei Quaderni dell’IReR, Istituto Regionale di Ricerca della Lombardia, raccoglie gli atti del convegno del giugno 2006 dedicato a Innovazione tecnico-scientifica, innovazione della democrazia. Il contributo di apertura, intitolato Governance e innovazione tecnico-scientifica, contiene alcune domande che guidano la riflessione: chi realizza l’innovazione nel mondo moderno? E coloro che la realizzano hanno consapevolezza ... La responsabilità politica dell’innovazione: una sfida per il nuovo Statuto della Regione Lombardia

Redazione FGB

Innovazione tecnico scientifica e democrazia

Per i tipi dell’editore Guerini e associati è stato recentemente pubblicalo il terzo quaderno dell’IReR (Istituto di Ricerca Regione Lombardia). Il fascicolo riporta gli atti del convegno che l’IReR insieme alla Fondazione Giannino Bassetti ha tenuto a Milano il 18 giugno 2006 sul tema “Innovazione tecnico scientifica – innovazione della democrazia“. Tema centrale del convegno ... Innovazione tecnico scientifica e democrazia

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