MA in Science and Public Policy

One of the most striking developments of contemporary governance has been its increasing engagement with the world of science. This is no longer only the case for the special domain of research and development policy where public authorities seek to actively promote scientific and technological innovations. Within the recent decades nearly all domains of public policy-making have become profoundly scientized : If it concerns the negotiation of a climate policy agreement, the endorsement of a new medical therapy, the release of a genetically modified organism, a treatment scheme for sexual delinquents, the regulation of financial instruments, a public aid program to combat poverty or the transfer of technologies to developing countries