Claire Nader
Encyclopedia
Claire Nader is a social scientist
and a sister of Ralph
, Laura
, and Shafeek Nader
.
She holds a Ph.D.
in political science
.
During the 1960s she worked with Alvin Weinberg at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
, where she conducted civil defense
research related to the potential societal aftereffects of a nuclear weapons attack.
She is a former chairman of the board of directors of the Council for Responsible Genetics
.
Social Scientist
Social Scientist is a New Delhi based journal in social sciences and humanities published since 1972....
and a sister of Ralph
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader is an American political activist, as well as an author, lecturer, and attorney. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection, humanitarianism, environmentalism, and democratic government....
, Laura
Laura Nader
Laura Nader is an American anthropologist.She has been a Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley since 1960. She received a BA in Latin American Studies from Wells College in Aurora, NY in 1952. She received her Ph.D...
, and Shafeek Nader
Shafeek Nader
Shafeek Nader was the first son of Rose Nader, and older brother of Ralph Nader, Laura Nader and Claire Nader. He was a community advocate and the principal founder of Northwestern Connecticut Community College. After his death in 1986, The Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest was...
.
She holds a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
.
During the 1960s she worked with Alvin Weinberg at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
, where she conducted civil defense
Civil defense
Civil defense, civil defence or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state from military attack. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, mitigation, preparation, response, or emergency evacuation, and recovery...
research related to the potential societal aftereffects of a nuclear weapons attack.
She is a former chairman of the board of directors of the Council for Responsible Genetics
Council for Responsible Genetics
The Council for Responsible Genetics is a non-profit NGO with a focus on biotechnology.- History :The Council for Responsible Genetics was founded in 1983 in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
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Writings
- Claire Nader, The Technical Expert in a Democracy, Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsBulletin of the Atomic ScientistsThe Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is a nontechnical online magazine that covers global security and public policy issues, especially related to the dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction...
, May 1966.