The Politics of Modelling
Numbers Between Science and Policy
Gebonden Engels 2023 1e druk 9780198872412Samenvatting
Chapter 2, 'Pay no attention to the model behind the curtain', Chapter 4, 'Mind the hubris: Complexity can misfire', and Chapter 8, ' Sensitivity auditing: A practical checklist for auditing decision-relevant models' are published open access and free to read or download from Oxford Academic
The widespread use of mathematical models for policy-making and its social and political impact are at the core of this book. While the discussion of mathematical modelling generally centres around technical features, use, and type of model, the literature is increasingly acknowledging that the social nature of modelling, its biases and responsibilities, are equally worth investigating.
This book tackles these emerging questions by adopting a multidisciplinary approach to investigate how current modelling practices address contemporary challenges, and fills a gap in the field, which has historically focused on statistical and algorithmic modes of producing numbers.
Thanks to its multidisciplinary appeal, this book will be essential reading for modellers, public officials, policymakers, and scholars alike.
Specificaties
Lezersrecensies
Inhoudsopgave
Wendy Espeland
Preface: The sciences of modelling through
Dan Sarewitz
Part I - Meeting models
1:Introduction
Monica Di Fiore and Andrea Saltelli
2:Pay no attention to the model behind the curtain
Philip Stark
Part II - The rules
3:Mind the framing: Match purpose and context
Monica Di Fiore, Marta Kuc-Czarnecka, Samuele Lo Piano, Arnald Puy, and Andrea Saltelli
4:Mind the hubris: Complexity can misfire
Arnald Puy and Andrea Saltelli
5:Mind the assumptions: Quantify uncertainty and assess sensitivity
Emanuele Borgonovo
6:Mind the consequences: Quantification in economic and public policy
Wolfgang Drechsler and Lukas Fuchs
7:Mind the unknowns: Exploring the politics of ignorance in mathematical models
Andy Stirling
Part III - The rules in practice
8:Sensitivity auditing: A practical checklist for auditing decision-relevant models
Samuele Lo Piano, Razi Sheikholeslami, Arnald Puy, and Andrea Saltelli
9:Mathematical modelling: Lessons from composite indicators
Marta Kuc-Czarnecka and Andrea Saltelli
10:Mathematical modelling, rulemaking, and the COVID-19 pandemic
Ting Xu
11:In the twilight of probability: COVID-19 and the dilemma of the decision-maker
Paolo Vineis and Luca Savarino
12:Models as metaphors
Jerome R. Ravetz
Epilogue: Those special models: A political economy of mathematical modelling
Andrea Saltelli and Monica Di Fiore
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