Can science be free from ideology? Should it be? Philosophers of science have long debated whether research can – or should – be value-neutral. We
Abstract: Max Weber’s principle of Wertfreiheit (value freedom) rests on a paradox: the call for science to be value-free is itself a normative stance. In
A pyromaniac in a fire-station. That’s how I felt writing a PhD on degrowth in an economics department. I still remember the bewildered face of
The Quantitative vs. Qualitative Ideological Battleground As climate crises escalate, the urgency of science-informed policymaking grows increasingly pronounced, particularly in the Global South. Here, climate
