„Should scientists become more (or less) politically engaged?“

More and more researchers are becoming politically
involved, for instance in climate and environmental
sciences. This raises several epistemological
and political issues. In this talk, I will
propose first a mapping of the different forms
that political engagement of researchers can
take today in our democratic societies. Activism,
involvement in public debates, expertise for decision-
makers, participation in citizen science
projects, steering research, etc.: for each of
these forms of commitment, I will examine their
possible tensions with expectations of science
in terms of scientific integrity, impartiality and
neutrality. This presupposes a clear understanding
of what these expectations should be in a
democracy. Vortrag auf Englisch, Diskussion auf Englisch und Deutsch.