Author: Prof. Dr. Holger Straßheim This is Part 2 of Prof Staßheim’s reflections of international comparative analysis of ethics bodies and committees. Part 1 foced on the institutional embeddedness of ethics advice. In the last blog we explored how science-policy interactions, and by extension ethics – policy interactions are culturally and institutionally embedded. This helps us to … Continue reading “Civic Epistemologies and comparative analysis”
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Insights from “Rebuilding trust and integrity in the Australian Public Service” conference
Author: Dr Sarah Ball Our ESRC funded project “Expertise and Ethics in Times of Crisis” explores forms of ethical advice provided to governments and how that advice is perceived. While we are specifically focused on cases of crisis, the institutional forms and cultural norms surrounding the provision of ethical advice influence how and when that advice is … Continue reading “Insights from “Rebuilding trust and integrity in the Australian Public Service” conference”
Ethics Policy Advice and Adhocracy
The blog is written by Lars Wenzel, University of Bielefeld. Ethics Policy Advice and Adhocracy While conducting witness and expert interviews for the German and British case studies in the preliminary phase of the “Expertise and Ethics in Times of Crisis” project, multiple interviewees described the landscape of ethics advice during the Covid-19 pandemic as … Continue reading “Ethics Policy Advice and Adhocracy”