Science, Technology, And Politics

Gary C. Bryner is associate professor of political science, Brigham Young University, and author of Bureaucratic Discretion, In Search of the Republic, and a forthcoming book on the new Clean Air Act.

• Introduction -- Science, Technology, and Policy Analysis in Congress: An Introduction -- Toward More Usable Technology Policy Analyses -- Institutional Structures and Technology Policy in Congress: Toward an Applied Policy Science -- Case Studies in Congress and Policy Analysis -- Congress, the Environment, and Technology Assessment -- Technology, Analysis, and Policy Leadership: Congress and Radioactive Waste -- Congressional Decision Making and Long-Term Technological Development: The Case of Nuclear Fusion -- The Limits of Biomedical Technology Assessment: Values, Time, and Public Expectations -- The Role of Technology Assessment in Congressional Consideration of Biotechnology -- Privacy, Efficiency, and Surveillance: Policy Choices in an Age of Computers and Communication Technologies -- Economic Policy, International Competitiveness, and the Role of Technology Policy -- Assessing Policy Analysis: The Challenges of Technology Policy -- Parliamentary Technology Assessment in Europe: A Comparative Perspective -- Toward More Effective Policy Making for Science and Technology