Commentary 22 Scientific discourse can promote w e a k n e s s as well as strength Balance of Power Regina Lundgren Environmental Policy and Risk Management Group Pacific Northwest National Laboratory P.O. Box 999, K9-69 Richland, WA 99352 regina.lundgren@pnl.gov The appropriate use of power has engendered countless theoretical papers, essays, novels, and plays from ancient history to today. Imbalances in power topple everything from nations to high school football teams. However, the ideal of a democratic society is that the balance of power is favored to the side of the majority of the people. As Valentino notes in his paper, "Information, Technical Writing, Knowledge, and Power: A Case Study of NASRs Cassini Project," there is an expectation that power must be shared in a democratic society (see, for example, statements in "Conclusions"). The case study described in Valentino's paper illustrates the imbalance of power, as evidenced by discourse, between scientists at NASAand citizens as represented by the Matin County Board of Supervisors. The imbalance of power centered around the decision to launch the Cassini orbiter with radioisotope thermoelectric generators as the power source. Valentino laments the fact that this imbalance takes place, placing the blame on
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Balance of power
Lundgren, Regina
Follow ACM SIGDOC Asterisk Journal of Computer Documentation
, Volume 23 (1)
Association for Computing Machinery – Feb 1, 1999
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