Workshop: Expertise in Crises: Covid-19 and Beyond | 12 May 2023

Richard Bradley (LSE Philosophy): Confident advice, precautionary decisions

This workshop examines the use of scientific expertise in responding to crisis situations like the covid-19 pandemic. It will feature talks from a range of disciplinary perspectives, focusing both on the recent pandemic and crises in general. Topics to be discussed include epistemic and democratic issues relating to the use of expertise in policymaking, such as the management of expert disagreement and minority expert positions.