The state of emergency and the prescribed measures to protect against the Kovid-19 virus set the concept profession in the center of media and public interest. While on the one hand praises could be heard because the implemented measures were taken in consultation with science and experts, on the other hand criticisms could be heard on account of political abuse and manipulation of trust in scientific authority. And outside our country, the global pandemic has triggered an avalanche of questions about the trust we have or don't have in science.
A particularly complex issue, which we want to address at this forum, is how the views and recommendations of science are translated into political measures and decisions. In complex situations, such as the global spread of a dangerous virus, how to open space for different opinions, conflicting attitudes, and even serious disagreements that can exist not only among decision makers, but also among scientists themselves, i.e. those whose expert opinions are used to legitimize political measures?
Apart from the inevitable review of the crisis, the pandemic and the state of emergency behind us, this panel wants to start thinking about other extremely important areas of life in which politicians are expected to consult with science and the profession, such as issues of the environment, economic development, but also overall quality of life of all citizens.
The venue: Deli space, Davidova 2a, 18000 Niš / https://deli.rs/
Time: 15.9.2020. at 6 p.m
Participants:
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Pejčić, pulmonologist at the Clinic for Lung Diseases in Niš
Dr. Gazela Pudar Draško - director of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory and member of the Committee of Masses
Dr. Rastislav Dinić - assistant professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš
Moderator: Dr. Nemanja Krstić, assistant professor at the Faculty of Philosophy in Niš and trustee of Mass for Niš
