Posted: September 13th, 2017

– How is the environmental issue socially constructed? (i.e. how are human assumptions and choices, and the way these are embedded in and/or reflected in institutions, implicated in the way the issue is conceived of and addressed)?

–    How is the environmental issue socially constructed?  (i.e. how are human assumptions and choices, and the way these are embedded in and/or reflected in institutions, implicated in the way the issue is conceived of and addressed)?

–    Is there evidence that natural science knowledge of this issue is socially constructed (i.e. are there significant disagreements regarding the interpretation of uncertainties, and the implications of these different interpretations)?

–    Do these disagreements over science relate to specific social interests?  Do conventional views of science, as objective and value free (etc), help or hinder this disagreement.

–    Describe the relationship between science and policy (by referring to the models described in the unit outline).

–    How is taking a social science perspective on this issue useful? (i.e. does it suggest alternatives to: conventional views of science, the making of policy or the involvement of different stakeholder groups?).