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@article{ Steel2006,
 title = {Ideology and scientific credibility: environmental policy in the American                Pacific Northwest},
 author = {Steel, Brent S. and Lach, Denise and Satyal, Vijay A.},
 journal = {Public Understanding of Science},
 number = {4},
 pages = {481-495},
 volume = {15},
 year = {2006},
 doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662506059261},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-224020},
 abstract = {In the later years of the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century, there                has been an increasing emphasis among many decision-makers, interest groups, and                citizens about the importance of science-based environmental policy. The assumption                is that scientists can facilitate the resolution of public environmental decisions                by providing scientific information to policymakers and the public, and by becoming                more directly involved in policy arenas than they have traditionally been. However,                at the same time, there are those who question the value of science, especially for                ideological reasons. This study empirically examines the impact of ideology on                attitudes toward science, scientific research, and scientists among various                environmental policy participants. The data utilized to investigate these                orientations were collected from surveys of five different groups involved in                environmental policy and management in the Pacific Northwest including ecological                scientists at universities and federal agencies; natural resource and environmental                managers of state and federal programs; members of interest groups (e.g.,                environmental groups, industry associations, etc.); the “attentive                public” (i.e., citizens who have participated in the environmental policy                process); and the general public. Preliminary results reveal significant differences                between liberals and conservatives in their orientations toward science, with                self-identified liberals generally more likely to see science and scientists as                objective and conservatives having a contrary view.},
}