Science Policy under Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, during which time her Conservative administration transformed the political landscape of Britain. Science Policy under Thatcher is the first book to examine systematically the interplay of science and government under her leadership. Thatcher...
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| description | Margaret Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, during which time her Conservative administration transformed the political landscape of Britain. Science Policy under Thatcher is the first book to examine systematically the interplay of science and government under her leadership.
Thatcher was a working scientist before she became a professional politician, and she maintained a close watch on science matters as prime minister. Scientific knowledge and advice were important to many urgent issues of the 1980s, from late Cold War questions of defence to emerging environmental problems such as acid rain and climate change. Drawing on newly released primary sources, Jon Agar explores how Thatcher worked with and occasionally against the structures of scientific advice, as the scientific aspects of such issues were balanced or conflicted with other demands and values. To what extent, for example, was the freedom of the individual scientist to choose research projects balanced against the desire to secure more commercial applications? What was Thatcher’s stance towards European scientific collaboration and commitments? How did cuts in public expenditure affect the publicly funded research and teaching of universities?
In weaving together numerous topics, including AIDS and bioethics, the nuclear industry and strategic defence, Agar adds to the picture we have of Thatcher and her radically Conservative agenda, and argues that the science policy devised under her leadership, not least in relation to industrial strategy, had a prolonged influence on the culture of British science. |
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Science Policy under Thatcher is the first book to examine systematically the interplay of science and government under her leadership. Thatcher was a working scientist before she became a professional politician, and she maintained a close watch on science matters as prime minister. Scientific knowledge and advice were important to many urgent issues of the 1980s, from late Cold War questions of defence to emerging environmental problems such as acid rain and climate change. Drawing on newly released primary sources, Jon Agar explores how Thatcher worked with and occasionally against the structures of scientific advice, as the scientific aspects of such issues were balanced or conflicted with other demands and values. To what extent, for example, was the freedom of the individual scientist to choose research projects balanced against the desire to secure more commercial applications? What was Thatcher’s stance towards European scientific collaboration and commitments? How did cuts in public expenditure affect the publicly funded research and teaching of universities? In weaving together numerous topics, including AIDS and bioethics, the nuclear industry and strategic defence, Agar adds to the picture we have of Thatcher and her radically Conservative agenda, and argues that the science policy devised under her leadership, not least in relation to industrial strategy, had a prolonged influence on the culture of British science. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2019-06-24 20:10:09 2020-04-01T10:17:21Z 2019 book 1005102 OCN: 1104134768 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24999 9781787353435 9781787353428 9781787353442 9781787353459 9781787353466 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/29340 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24999/1/Science-Policy-under-Thatcher.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24999/1/Science-Policy-under-Thatcher.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24999/1/Science-Policy-under-Thatcher.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24999/1/Science-Policy-under-Thatcher.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24999/1/Science-Policy-under-Thatcher.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/24999/1/Science-Policy-under-Thatcher.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781787353411 10.14324/111.9781787353411 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781787353435 9781787353428 9781787353442 9781787353459 9781787353466 304 London open access |
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| topic | Thatcher science policy technology Conservative administration thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DD Western Europe::1DDU United Kingdom, Great Britain thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACB English thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999::3MPQX c 1980 to c 1989 thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999::3MPQZ c 1990 to c 1999 thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDK Science funding and policy thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDM Scientific research thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDR Impact of science and technology on society thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DD Western Europe::1DDU United Kingdom, Great Britain thema EDItEUR::2 Language qualifiers::2A Indo-European languages::2AC Germanic and Scandinavian languages::2ACB English thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999::3MPQX c 1980 to c 1989 thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day::3MP 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999::3MPQ Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999::3MPQZ c 1990 to c 1999 thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDK Science funding and policy thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDM Scientific research thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDR Impact of science and technology on society thema EDItEUR::P Mathematics and Science::PD Science: general issues::PDX History of science |
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