Marc Saner
Profile
Faculty of Arts
Biography
Marc Saner recently built the new Institute for Science, Society and Policy at the University of Ottawa and formerly held managing positions at the Council of Canadian Academies, Carleton University’s Regulatory Governance Initiative and Ethics and Policy Issues Centre, as well as the independent Institute on Governance. In the past, he has been a public servant, a member of a think tank, and a private consultant. He has advised many government departments, international organizations and NGOs on risk management, ethics, and governance.
Research description
Environmental Ethics, Regulation and Governance
Environmental Studies and Environmental Technology
Governance of Science and Technology
Responsible Innovation
Interdisciplinary Research
The Science - Policy Interface
Research Interests
- Regulation
- Biotechnology
- Environmental Governance
- Environment and Society
- Science, technology and innovation
- Innovation
- Professional Ethics
- Ideology and Social Policy
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Human Dimensions of Environmental Change
- Environment Management and Protection
- Risk Management
- Applied Ethics
- Governance and Regulation of Emerging Technologies
- Anthropocene studies