The mechanics and determinants of anti-science attitudes: a literature review

Yasmine Tuffy (1, 2)

1 IRIS - Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les enjeux Sociaux - sciences sociales, politique, santé
2 INED - Institut national d'études démographiques

This literature review forms part of a larger program, that of the redefinition of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policy's (LIEPP) research axes. It aims to explore, summarise, and discuss the existing literature which gives insights into the nature and the workings of anti-science attitudes. To this effect, this review draws on literature from various academic fields, such as history, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology, and touches upon several topics that are relevant to the study of anti-science attitudes, like the environment, public health, and scientific governance. It eventually provides an overview of anti-science attitudes, of their mechanics and their determinants, in order to foster reflexion over the stakes of the public's perception of science and over ways to improve it.

Keywords: anti-science; pseudoscience; science denial; literature review

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Sociology

Yasmine Tuffy. The mechanics and determinants of anti-science attitudes: a literature review. 2023. ⟨hal-03967360⟩