Vistas for the Politicization of Scientific Knowledge Through the Lens of Post-Normal Science

Concise Results, and Prospects for Further Discussions

Abstract

The article summarizes some results of the discussion, which has the goal to grope the prospects for science to acquire the status of a political actor in contest with the emergence of the phenomenon of post-normal science. Leaning upon the comments and considerations expressed by the participants in the discussion, questions raised for a further, more in-depth study of the problem of politicizing science. These questions assess the importance of forecasts of human society development within the context of the constantly growing and deterrent problems of life support that accompany the movement towards the post-industrial era on a global scale.