Rationality and Ritual by Brian Wynne - 9781849711616

Name: Rationality and Ritual by Brian Wynne - 9781849711616
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Rationality and RitualParticipation and Exclusion in Nuclear Decision-making\nAuthor(s): Brian Wynne\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Earthscan Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781849711616, 978-1849711616\nSynopsis\nIn Rationality and Ritual, internationally renowned expert Brian Wynne offers a profound analysis of science and technology policymaking. By focusing on an episode of major importance in Britain's nuclear history the Windscale Inquiry, a public hearing about the future of fuel reprocessing he offers a powerful critique of such judicial procedures and the underlying assumptions of the rationalist approach. \n\nThis second edition makes available again this classic and still very relevant work. Debates about nuclear power have come to the fore once again. Yet we still do not have adequate ways to make decisions or frame policy deliberation on these big issues, involving true public debate, rather than ritualistic processes in which the rule.