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- Title
Vertane Chancen? Die aktuelle politische Debatte um Erweiterte DNA‐Analysen in Ermittlungsverfahren*.
- Authors
Lipphardt, Veronika
- Abstract
This paper discusses diverse understandings of ‘responsible science’ in heated political debates. It takes a current public debate around a German law amendment draft concerning the use of novel forensic genetic techniques, namely DNA‐phenotyping and biogeographical ancestry analysis, as an example. A distinction is being made between an understanding that emphasizes scientific debate and precision, and another one that focuses on political agency. The paper also addresses the question whether and how science studies scholars, given their depth of expertise in the analysis of complex problems spanning disciplinary boundaries, should contribute to national debates in policy fields where no such dialogue exists yet.
- Subjects
DNA analysis; FORENSIC sciences; SCIENCE &; ethics; SCIENCE &; politics; GENEALOGY
- Publication
Berichte zur Wissenschafts-Geschichte, 2018, Vol 41, Issue 3, p279
- ISSN
0170-6233
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bewi.201801900