dc.contributor.author |
Todt, Oliver |
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dc.contributor.author |
Luján, José Luis |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-10-21T09:14:40Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-10-21T09:14:40Z |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/11201/166470 |
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dc.description.abstract |
<p>[eng] Is there such a thing as a “best scientific methodology” in regulatory</p><p>(decision-oriented) science? By examining cases from varying regulatory</p><p>processes, we argue that there is no best scientific method for generating</p><p>decision-relevant data. In addition, in regulatory science, the most suitable</p><p>methodologies often differ from what is considered best practice in</p><p>knowledge-oriented (academic) science. In data generation for regulatory</p><p>purposes, we are faced with a wide spectrum of preferred methodologies as</p><p>well as controversy as to methodological choice. What goes by the most</p><p>adequate scientific method can and will—justifiably and rationally—vary</p><p>significantly according to context and use. In order to make this argument,</p><p>we analyze four case studies, two from risk assessment and two from</p><p>benefit assessment. Our analysis shows that it is the noncognitive objectives</p><p>of a particular regulatory process that determine what counts as the most</p><p>appropriate scientific method. We use the concept of bounded rationality</p><p>to indicate that those methodological choices, despite being context-</p><p>dependent, can be interpreted as rational.</p> |
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application/pdf |
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dc.relation.isformatof |
Versió postprint del document publicat a: |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
2022, vol. 47, p. 1086-1108 |
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dc.rights |
(c) Todt, Oliver et al., 2022 |
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dc.subject.classification |
1 - Filosofia i psicologia |
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dc.subject.classification |
Dret |
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dc.subject.other |
1 - Philosophy. Psychology |
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dc.subject.other |
Law |
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dc.title |
Rationality in Context: Regulatory Science and the Best Scientific Method |
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dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
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dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion |
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dc.date.updated |
2024-10-21T09:14:41Z |
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dc.rights.accessRights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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