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Author Heazle, Michael.

Title Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling / Michael Heazle.

Publication Info. Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Edmonton : Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press, [2006]
©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series [Circumpolar research series ; no. 11]
Circumpolar research series ; no. 11.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-252) and index.
Contents Introduction -- The IWC 1949-59 : an exercise in uncertainty becoming certainty -- The Antarctic collapse : uncertainty takes a (brief) holiday -- The worm turns : the IWC;s reinterpretation of uncertainty -- Scientific uncertainty and the evolution of the superwhale -- Conclusion.
Summary "In this study, Michael Heazle examines how International Waling Commission (IWC) policy dramatically shifted from furthering the interests of whaling nations to eventually banning all commercial whaling. Focusing on the internal workings of a single organization, Heazle explores the impact of political and economic imperatives on the production and interpretation of scientific research and advice."
"Central to his work are the epistemological problems encountered in the production of "truth." Science does not produce incontestable facts that can be expected to lead to consensus decisions; rather, the problematic nature of knowledge itself allows for various interpretations of data depending on the interests of those at the table. It is precisely the nature of scientific knowledge, Heazle argues, that has made uncertainty a tool in service of political objectives."--Jacket.
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Subject International Whaling Commission.
International Whaling Commission.
International Whaling Commission.
Commission baleinière internationale.
Commission baleinière internationale.
Whaling -- Political aspects.
Whaling -- Political aspects.
Whaling.
Whales -- Conservation -- Decision making.
Whales.
Decision making.
Uncertainty (Information theory)
Uncertainty (Information theory)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Heazle, Michael. Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling. Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Edmonton : Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press, ©2006 0295986050 (DLC) 2006004334 (OCoLC)64065850
ISBN 9780295802008 (electronic book)
0295802006 (electronic book)
0295986050
1896445373
9781896445373
9780295986050