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Volume 16 Number 1
Spring 1997
Technical Expertise and Public Decisions

FEATURES
Courts, Technology, and the Boundaries of Expertise *
BRIAN M. O'CONNELL

Handling Risk: Expertise and Regulatory Politics in Germany, 1870-1913 *
PETER LUNDGREEN

When Expert Advice Works, and When it Doesn't *
EDWARD J. WOODHOUSE

Negotiating Expert Status: Who Gets Taken Seriously *
WILLIAM D. RIFKIN WITH BRIAN MARTIN

Justifying Public Participation in Technical Decision Making *
CARL MITCHAM

DEPARTMENTS
Guest Editorial - Technical Expertise and Public Decisions

Viewpoint - The Quest for Knowledge versus the Quest for Votes

Viewpoint - Science, Technology, and the U.S. Congress: What Should be Their Relationship?

* Refereed article

Volume 16 Number 1 Spring 1997 Technical Expertise and Public Decisions

Volume 16 Number 1
Spring 1997
Technical Expertise and Public Decisions