global policy

Maurie J. Cohen undertakes a comparative analysis of how national context has differently shaped science as a public epistemology.

Andrew Jamison and Erik Baark attempt to indicate how national cultural differences affect the ways in which science and technology policies in the environmental field are formulated and implemented.

Klaus Peter Rippe and Peter Schaber discuss democracy and environmental decision-making.

Yvonne Rydin examines the different ways in which the significance of environmental discourse is recognized, analyzing its influence.

Mark Huxham and David Sumner assess the case of the Brent Spar, discussing some of the lessons that should be learnt from the incident by policy makers and scientists.

The article deals with some implications of radical uncertainty for participatory democracy, and more precisely for Participatory Technology Assessment (PTA).

In his article, Alastair Iles analyzes how consumers, farmers, activists, industry, and policy-makers in the United States and Europe are building agency in making and using food miles.

Michael Lockwood synthesizes insights from philosophy, psychology, and economics towards an understanding of how humans value nature.

Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth portrays the implications of globalization in reference to the faith of the Mayas.