Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Scope

ESEP covers all aspects of ethics, both philosophical/theoretical and applied. - the ethical questions arising in the relationships among sciences, environmental issues, law, political sciences and policy (e.g. issues of life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law and philosophy, ethics in science and technology, bioethics, medical ethics, ecoethics, development ethics, information ethics, social and economic ethics) - ethical issues related to academia and research (e.g., peer-review and other scientific evaluations at different levels, publishing behavior and fraud, academic freedom and tenure, gender inequities) - ethical and cultural considerations and implications in science and environmental politics - monitoring and weighing of interactions between environment and human activities - possibilities of different styles of human behavior in relation to environmental issues and ethics - political and economical developments and their implementation in relation to ethics in science and environmental politics - promoting environmental awareness and human responsibilities - presentation and discussion of related philosophical concepts and perspectives - discussion of cultural implications concerning scientific methods and discourse - environmental and science politics and consequences for political decision making.