TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heazle,Michael
TI  - Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling /Michael Heazle
T2  - [Circumpolar research series
SN  - 9780295802008
AV  - SH381 .S354 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Seattle
PB  - University of Washington Press
KW  - International Whaling Commission
KW  - Commission baleinière internationale
KW  - Whaling
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Whales
KW  - Conservation
KW  - Decision making
KW  - Uncertainty (Information theory)
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; 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; 2; b
N2  - "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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