Science Politics | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/politics-and-policy/ The best minds on the most important topics. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:31:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png Science Politics | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/politics-and-policy/ 32 32 What We Don’t Know About Public Perceptions of Science https://issues.org/public-perceptions-of-science-kimmerling-klein/ https://issues.org/public-perceptions-of-science-kimmerling-klein/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46464 The Trump administration’s overhaul of federal science policy will impact all Americans. What does the public think about these changes to federal research budgets and policies?

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]]> https://issues.org/public-perceptions-of-science-kimmerling-klein/feed/ 0 What Happens When the Nuts and Bolts of Science Diplomacy Come Loose? https://issues.org/science-diplomacy-donovan/ https://issues.org/science-diplomacy-donovan/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46448 The United States has focused on preventing the transfer of sensitive technology to adversarial nations rather than on improving its ability to collaborate internationally.

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]]> https://issues.org/science-diplomacy-donovan/feed/ 0 It’s Time for Universities to Redesign Their 75-Year-Old Contract https://issues.org/universities-redesign-contract-crow-dabars-rosowsky/ https://issues.org/universities-redesign-contract-crow-dabars-rosowsky/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46466 American research universities have unleashed an age of massive technical innovation—but they’ve failed to innovate their own designs to meet the changing needs of society.

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]]> https://issues.org/universities-redesign-contract-crow-dabars-rosowsky/feed/ 1 Kelvin Droegemeier Articulates a Vision for American Science https://issues.org/kelvin-droegemeier-articulates-a-vision-for-american-science/ https://issues.org/kelvin-droegemeier-articulates-a-vision-for-american-science/#respond Tue, 20 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=46079 Kelvin Droegemeier, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from 2019–2021, shares what it’s like to work on science policy at the state and federal levels, discusses what he sees as the pressing science policy issues of our time, and reflects on his leadership roles in academia and government.

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]]> https://issues.org/kelvin-droegemeier-articulates-a-vision-for-american-science/feed/ 0 “R&D” Means Something Different on Capitol Hill https://issues.org/information-flows-congress-kirshenbaum/ https://issues.org/information-flows-congress-kirshenbaum/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45570 Scientists need to learn how information flows to congressional staffers—and the crucial role they play in setting policy.

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]]> https://issues.org/information-flows-congress-kirshenbaum/feed/ 0 Supplying State Legislatures With Scientific Expertise https://issues.org/state-science-technology-fellows-jones-kaye-fineberg/ https://issues.org/state-science-technology-fellows-jones-kaye-fineberg/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45573 A national network of state-based science and technology policy fellows can strengthen the exchange of information between scientists and policymakers.

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]]> https://issues.org/state-science-technology-fellows-jones-kaye-fineberg/feed/ 0 15 Years of California’s Science & Technology Policy Fellowship https://issues.org/ccst-fellows-alberts-brady-friedrich-mace-savitz/ https://issues.org/ccst-fellows-alberts-brady-friedrich-mace-savitz/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:54:03 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45575 Lessons from a thriving Sacramento-based program can help similar initiatives improve decisionmaking across the nation.

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]]> https://issues.org/ccst-fellows-alberts-brady-friedrich-mace-savitz/feed/ 0 Taylor Spicer Empowers Scientists and Engineers to Engage Locally https://issues.org/science-policy-irl-taylor-spicer/ https://issues.org/science-policy-irl-taylor-spicer/#respond Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:22:25 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45854 Taylor Spicer, executive director of Engineers and Scientists Acting Locally, shares how her organization helps scientists and engineers get involved in local policy.

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]]> https://issues.org/science-policy-irl-taylor-spicer/feed/ 0 The Strange New Politics of Science https://issues.org/new-politics-science-mills-st-clair/ https://issues.org/new-politics-science-mills-st-clair/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45587 The polarization of trust in science is a complex phenomenon shaped by—and increasingly also shaping—American political identities.

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]]> https://issues.org/new-politics-science-mills-st-clair/feed/ 0 Who Owns Science? https://issues.org/who-owns-science-margonelli/ https://issues.org/who-owns-science-margonelli/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45602 Why has the public not shown much outrage at—or even interest in—the dismantling of the national research project that they’ve been bankrolling for the past 75 years?

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