title: On identifying plausibility and deliberative public policy : commentary on: "Negotiating plausibility: intervening in the future of nanotechnology".
abstract: The identification of plausible epistemic approaches in science as well as the social problem definitions with which scientists implicitly work is essential for the quality of a deliberative public policy. While responding to the Nanofutures project, I will reflect on the essential elements of such a policy.
authors.affiliation: European Commission, DG Research, Office SDME 3/22, 1049 Brussels, Belgium. Rene.VonSchomberg@ec.europa.eu
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Von Schomberg
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003709:Democracy; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology; D012106:Research; D012945:Social Values