Climate Change and STS

Silke Beck, Tim Forsyth, Martin Mahony

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Abstract

STS research on climate change seeks to show the historic and contemporary influences on ways of knowing climate change, and how these then shape possible solutions. STS analysis also considers ways to enhance climate science and policy by making these influences more transparent, inclusive, and open to governance. This summary focuses especially on the significance of historic framings and knowledge infrastructures that control how we know climate change; the co-production of ideas about climate risk and adaptation; the tacit social values in projections about climate change; and opportunities for democratizing climate science and expert organizations.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies
EditorsUlrike Felt, Alan Irwin
PublisherEdward Elgar
Chapter47
Pages451-459
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781800377998
ISBN (Print)9781800377981
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Climate change
  • Democratization
  • Environmental policy
  • Expert bodies
  • Knowledge infrastructures
  • Modelling

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