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Building on recent theories ofscience in society, such as that provided bythe `Mode 2' framework, this paper argues thatgovernments should reconsider existingrelations among decision-makers, experts, andcitizens in the management of technology.Policy-makers need a set of `technologies ofhumility' for systematically assessing theunknown and the uncertain. Appropriate focalpoints for such modest assessments are framing,vulnerability, distribution, and learning.
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Jasanoff, S. Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science. Minerva 41, 223–244 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025557512320
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025557512320