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Knowledge kills action – why principles should play a limited role in policy-making

J. Britt HolbrookSchool of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA;Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Adam BriggleDepartment of Philosophy and Religion Studies, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA;Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
Pages 51-66 | Received 08 Nov 2013, Accepted 07 Jan 2014, Published online: 06 Mar 2014

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Raj Kumar Thapa, Tatiana Iakovleva & Lene Foss. (2019) Responsible research and innovation: a systematic review of the literature and its applications to regional studies. European Planning Studies 27:12, pages 2470-2490.
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J. Britt Holbrook. (2019) Designing responsible research and innovation to encourage serendipity could enhance the broader societal impacts of research. Journal of Responsible Innovation 6:1, pages 84-90.
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David H. Guston. (2015) Want, settle, get. Journal of Responsible Innovation 2:2, pages 149-151.
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Evelyn Brister, J. Britt Holbrook & Megan J. Palmer. (2021) Conservation science and the ethos of restraint. Conservation Science and Practice 3:4.
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Daniele Ruggiu. (2019) Models of Anticipation Within the Responsible Research and Innovation Framework: the Two RRI Approaches and the Challenge of Human Rights. NanoEthics 13:1, pages 53-78.
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Gorgoni Guido. (2018) Voluntary measures, participation and fundamental rights in the governance of research and innovation. The ORBIT Journal 1:4, pages 1-21.
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Berry Tholen. (2016) The value of the issue context approach for scientific policy advice. Science and Public Policy 43:2, pages 184-191.
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Adam Briggle, J. Britt Holbrook, Joseph Oppong, Joesph Hoffmann, Elizabeth K. Larsen & Patrick Pluscht. (2015) Research Ethics Education in the STEM Disciplines: The Promises and Challenges of a Gaming Approach. Science and Engineering Ethics 22:1, pages 237-250.
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