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Is There Such a Thing as Science-Related Populism? An Essay on Anti-Science Sentiments and Ideologies
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Abstract A certain anti-science sentiment seems to coincide with the rise of certain (seemingly) populist forces. An apparent affinity between anti-science attitudes (or ideologies) and populism has not escaped social scientists' attention. To get at the core of the problem, Niels Mede and Mike Schäfer (2020... mehr
A certain anti-science sentiment seems to coincide with the rise of certain (seemingly) populist forces. An apparent affinity between anti-science attitudes (or ideologies) and populism has not escaped social scientists' attention. To get at the core of the problem, Niels Mede and Mike Schäfer (2020) have recently proposed the concept of science-related populism (SRP). The present short essay seeks to add nuance to the idea that there is such a thing as science-related or anti-science populism. It argues that there are indeed certain forms of populist opposition to science, but that we should not overstretch the concept to include things that are neither really populist (or not populist in the same way) nor related to science in the same way. And we should not overly narrow it down and thus exclude a lot of criticism of science currently associated with populism.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Wissenschaft; Kritik; Populismus; Einstellung; Elite
Klassifikation
Kommunikationssoziologie, Sprachsoziologie, Soziolinguistik
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
anti-science populism; science-related populism; anti-intellectualism
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
6 S.
Status
Erstveröffentlichung; nicht begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Keine Bearbeitung 4.0