On the Right to Science As a Cultural Human Right
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Abstract
What is science, and what role should it play in the future mediation of our global society? Any discussion of the human right to science ought to begin by trying to answer those two foundational questions. As counterintuitive as it may seem in an age dominated by technology, consensus on how those questions might be answered has thus far proved elusive. More difficult still is elucidating the position of science within a framework of human rights. It may seem strange at first to talk of science as mediation. Yet science pervades complex societal spaces in areas beyond innovation, technology, and access to their benefits. Science and culture intertwine and overlap, and contribute symbiotically to intellectual creativity and expression in complicated ways. These are best framed and analysed as mediations of complex, bidirectional relationships. This, we believe, offers more invaluable insights into the future role of science in our society.