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What is good scientific expertise for decision-making? Relevance matters

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This article aims to clarify the conditions under which communication between scientific experts and decision-makers succeeds – or fails – by emphasising the importance of the relevance of the information provided in relation to the questions decision-makers are asking. It focuses in particular on the courtroom setting, which offers a close-up view of the crucial role played by the relevance of the questions addressed to experts and the answers they provide.

Source: Lato Sensu Revue de la Société de philosophie des sciences

DOI: 10.20416/lsrsps.v12i1.3

Authors: Anouk Barberousse, Marion Vorms

Institutions: École Normale Supérieure - PSL, Sciences, Normes, Démocratie, Institut d'Histoire et de Philosophie des Sciences et des Techniques, University College London

Language: English

Topic: Legal processes and jurisprudence

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4416627385

FWCI: 20.1

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Cited by: 3

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