Scientists can advise, but only the government is responsible for policy
Wharton, George
; Thompson, Lucy; and Forman, Rebecca
(2020)
Scientists can advise, but only the government is responsible for policy
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Scientists can provide expert advice, but only the government can decide what policies to implement. George A Wharton, Lucy Thompson and Rebecca Forman (LSE) warn that holding ‘the science’ responsible for these difficult decisions, without seeking a variety of opinions and sharing the evidence of how they were made, will make scientists reluctant to share their expertise for fear of being scapegoated.
| Item Type | ['eprint_typename_blog_post' not defined] |
|---|---|
| Keywords | coronavirus,Covid-19 |
| Departments |
LSE Health Policy |
| Date Deposited | 24 Jun 2020 10:45 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105122 |
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- https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2020/06/03/scientists-can-advise-but-only-the-government-is-responsible-for-policy/
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