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Publieksparticipatie aan besluitvorming over technologie : burgers en experts uitgedaagd

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Samenvatting

Providing public information about science and technology and related opportunities and consequences is undoubtedly an important duty. But however objective or tentative this information may be, citizens and users of a technology put forward other arguments than experts do. The former base their assessment on experiences in everyday reality to which they may respond knowledgeably, emotionally, and from an ethical position or as an interested party. It is on the basis of their personal involvement that people develop opinions on new developments. Usually, this does not result in a 'take-it-or-leave-if attitude, but in a 'depends-on-whether' judgement or in an argumentation that ties in with the criteria of acceptability and the safeguarding of options. Via a legitimate, systematic and pluralistic reflection and debate between technology designers and users, between scientists and citizens, policymakers will discover what precisely is at stake.

Hoe citeren:

Lieve, G. & Joke, V., (2002) “Publieksparticipatie aan besluitvorming over technologie : burgers en experts uitgedaagd”, Ethiek en Maatschappij 5(3), 32–47. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/em.94314