Weak governance is a root cause of the problems constraining the sustainable management of shared living marine resources within the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR). Integral to any fully functioning policy cycle in governance is the communication of marine science data and information, through the stages of the policy cycle, ultimately for use in decision-making. The networks of ties between scie...

The case for rapid use of gene-editing technology The rise of the platform economy Rethinking society's active orientation Data-driven science policy Super-muscly pigs: Trading ethics for efficiency

recently, gender differences in scientific production has increasingly been focused on by science sociologists. awareness of scientific priorities, technology and human resources based on gender is one of the determining factors for science policy making and the success of plans. the present study aimed to examine the status and quota of women in academic departments and social science research...

This thesis is an examination of the relevance of the philosophy of science to science policy, focused around an analysis of philosopher Philip Kitcher’s 2001 Science, Truth and Democracy. I consider and draw upon Kitcher’s work from a variety of perspectives. Initially, I use Kitcher’s work to argue for a more democratic approach to nanotechnology policy. The thesis then examines the philosoph...