Atmospheric Science and Environmental Politics

9310892爱德华兹科学、技术和社会制度的相互作用研究的中心焦点是科学和社会运动在塑造社会问题的概念建构、公共辩论和政治解决方面的作用。该专业发展奖学金将为专门从事该研究领域的研究人员提供一年的大气科学，特别是气候学和气候模拟方面的培训和研究。它旨在帮助他回答两个问题：大气科学家如何影响社会对全球环境问题的反应和响应，以及围绕这些问题的政治辩论如何反过来影响大气科学。培训内容包括课程作业、导师指导和文献综述。研究计划包括参加会议，进行实验室访问和访谈，观察大气科学家在公共机构和非政府组织面前的表现，以及采访这些团体的代表。研究人员还将研究和分析影响全球环境政策辩论的科学模型的三个重要案例：(a) 1972年罗马俱乐部关于增长极限的研究；(b) 1987年《蒙特利尔议定书》及其若干后续协定；(c) 1992年环发会议1988年全球环境首脑会议。培训和研究为今后对其他类似社会现象的比较研究提供了基础。由于这是一笔培训补助金，因此出版物不是主要目标。尽管如此，研究者计划完成一些文章，并可能与他的东道主共同出版一些出版物。＊＊＊

9310892 Edwards A central focus for research about the interactions of science, technology and social institutions concerns the roles of science and social movements in shaping the conceptual construction, public debate, and political resolution of social problems. This Professional Development Fellowship will provide an investigator who specializes in this research area with a year of training and research in atmospheric science, particularly climatology and climate modeling. It is designed to help him answer two questions: how atmospheric scientists are shaping social response and responsiveness to global environmental problems, and how, reciprocally, the political debates around these problems are shaping atmospheric science. The training program includes coursework, tutorial instruction and literature review under the guidance of host scientists. Research plans include attending conferences, undertaking laboratory visits and interviews, observation of the appearances of atmospheric scientists before public agencies and NGOs, and interviews with representatives of these groups. The investigator will also research and analyze three important cases of scientific models influencing global environmental policy debates: (a) the 1972 Limits to Growth study of the Club of Rome, (b) the 1987 Montreal Protocol and its several successor agreements, and (c) the 1992 UNCED Rio global environmental summit. The training and research provide the basis for future comparative studies of other similar social phenomena. Since this is a training grant, publications are not the primary goal. Nonetheless, the investigator plans to complete a number of articles and possibly develop some joint publications with his hosts. ***