Title:
Knowledge Kills Action: Why Principles Should Play a Limited Role in Policy-making
Knowledge Kills Action: Why Principles Should Play a Limited Role in Policy-making
| dc.contributor.author | Holbrook, J. Britt | |
| dc.contributor.author | Briggle, Adam | |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Public Policy | en_US |
| dc.contributor.corporatename | Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for Ethics and Technology | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-04-17T16:12:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-04-17T16:12:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-03-06 | |
| dc.description | ©2014 Taylor & Francis. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This essay argues that principles should play a limited role in policy-making. It first illustrates the dilemma of timely action in the face of uncertain unintended consequences. It then introduces the precautionary and proactionary principles as different alignments of knowledge and action within the policy-making process. The essay next considers a cynical and a hopeful reading of the role of these principles in public policy debates. We argue that the two principles, despite initial appearances, are not all that different when it comes to formulating public policy. We also suggest that allowing principles to determine our actions undermines the sense of autonomy necessary for true action. | en_US |
| dc.embargo.terms | null | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | J. Britt Holbrook & Adam Briggle (2014) Knowledge kills action – why principles should play a limited role in policy-making, Journal of Responsible Innovation, 1:1, 51-66, DOI: 10.1080/23299460.2014.882554 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2329-9460 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/51614 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Precautionary principle | en_US |
| dc.subject | Proactionary principle | en_US |
| dc.subject | Policy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Decision procedure | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uncertainty | en_US |
| dc.subject | Autonomy | en_US |
| dc.title | Knowledge Kills Action: Why Principles Should Play a Limited Role in Policy-making | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Paper | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | School of Public Policy | |
| local.contributor.corporatename | Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts | |
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