Science, Numbers and Politics
This study explores the dynamic relationship between science, numbers and politics. What can scientific evidence realistically do in and for politics? The volume contributes to that debate by focusing on the role of “numbers” as a means by which knowledge
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Science, Numbers and Politics
Markus J. Prutsch Editor
Science, Numbers and Politics
Editor Markus J. Prutsch Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN 978-3-030-11207-3 ISBN 978-3-030-11208-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11208-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018966690 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Maram_shutterstock.com This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This volume has been supported by the Academy College (WIN College) of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities with funding from the State of Baden-Württemberg (Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts).
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“Working Numbers”—Introductory Remarks 1 Markus J. Prutsch
Part I Historical Genesis of the Relation Between Science, Numbers and Politics 2
Historical Genesis of the Relation Between Science, Numbers and Politics—Part I Introduction 21 Kelly L. Grotke and Stephen Hastings-King
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“Lies, Damned Lies and State-istics”: Counting “Real Inhabitants” in the Census (Belgium, 1846–1947) 29 Kaat Louckx
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“What Use Is It in the Long Run to Resist Something That Is Bound to Happen Anyway?” The Statistical Mind Settling in Nineteenth-Century Politics 57 Ida H. Stamhuis
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Science, Numbers and Colonialism in the African Great Lakes, 1820–1910 85 Axel Utz vii
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The Emergence of a Global Economic Order: From Scientific Internationalism to Infrastructural Globalism 121 Anat Leibler
Part II Science and Politics Today 7
Science and Politics Today—Part II Introduction 149 Ka
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