Dinámica de los conceptos reguladores : factores cognitivos y no cognitivosen el contexto de la toma de decisiones sobre riesgos tecnológicos
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.27.2011.5280Keywords:
regulación de la ciencia y la tecnología, ciencia reguladora, metodología científica no estándar, incertidumbre científica, principio de precaución, regulation of science and technology, regulatory science, non-standard scientific methodology, scientific uncertainty, precautionary principle,Abstract
La regulación de ciencia y tecnología recurre a conceptos reguladores, como incertidumbre o precaución, para poder operacionalizar toma de decisiones. En la práctica reguladora, estos conceptos tienen múltiples interpretaciones y funciones dinámicas (generalmente diferentes de los que se les asigna en la legislación). Este trabajo presenta un análisis de algunos de los conceptos reguladores más relevantes, analizando la tensión entre su significado adscrito y su función observable. Muestra como la diversidad de significados de estos conceptos inhibe la clausura de los debates acerca de la regulación, provocando su traslado de unos a otros ámbitos.
The regulation of science and technology applies regulatory concepts, such as uncertainty or precaution, in order to operationalize decision making. In regulatory practice, these concepts show a variety of interpretations and dynamic functions, which in many cases are different from the ones assigned to them by legislation. This paper presents an analysis of the most relevant key regulatory concepts, from the point of view of this tension between their attributed meanings and their observable functions. The diversity of meanings of these key regulatory concepts leads to the transformation of debates about technology, turning them into debates about regulation, while at the same time inhibiting their closure.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
The authors who publish in this journal must agree to the following terms:
- The authors hold author’s rights and guarantee the journal the right to be the first to publish the work as well as the Creative Commons Attribution License which allows others to share the work as long as they acknowledge the authorship of the work and its initial publication in this journal.
- The authors can establish, on their own, additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in the journal (for example, placing it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), always acknowledging the initial publication in this journal.
- The authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate their work electronically (for example, in institutional repositories or on their own webpages) before and during the submission process, as this can give rise to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and increased citing of the works published (See The Effect of Open Access).
