2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Social Responsibility of Scientists: Focusing on Scientific Advise
Project/Area Number |
25350377
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Sociology/History of science and technology
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Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
Principal Investigator |
FUJIGAKI Yuko 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 教授 (50222261)
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Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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Keywords | 科学者の社会的責任 / 科学的助言 / ユニークボイス |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The aim of this study is to investigate the way of scientific advise in the context of responsibility of scientists. Especially, how to do information disclosure by experts under the “uncertainty”like Fukushima Disaster. Which is responsible behavior as scientists: to disclose only one action guideline or to disclose alternatives which enhance the individual decision making by citizens? The results of this study includes: importance of focusing on distribution of opinions by experts not only focusing on "unique voice", the difference according to the discipline, relationship between bridging experts and responsibility, and importance of consideration of variety of citizens who receive advise.
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Free Research Field |
科学技術社会論
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