ISBN:
1402085974
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (1613 KB, 323 S.)
Edition:
1. Aufl.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Communicating Science in Social Contexts : New Models, New Practices
DDC:
306.45
Keywords:
Communication of technical information
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Communication in science Social aspects
Abstract:
Science communication, as a multidisciplinary field, has developed remarkably in recent years. It is now a distinct and exceedingly dynamic science that melds theoretical approaches with practical experience. Formerly well-established theoretical models now seem out of step with the social reality of the sciences, and the previously clear-cut delineations and interacting domains between cultural fields have blurred. Communicating Science in Social Contexts examines that shift, which itself depicts a profound recomposition of knowledge fields, activities and dissemination practices, and the value accorded to science and technology. Communicating Science in Social Contexts is the product of long-term effort that would not have been possible without the research and expertise of the Public Communication of Science and Technology (PCST) Network and the editors. For nearly 20 years, this informal, international network has been organizing events and forums for discussion of the public communication of science.
Description / Table of Contents:
Paradigm Change for Science Communication: Commercial Science Needs a Critical Public; European Trends in Science Communication; Words and Figures of the Public: the Misunderstanding in Scientific Communication; Representation and Deliberation: New Perspectives on Communication Among Actors in Science and Technology Innovation; Medialization of Science as a Prerequisite of Its Legitimization and Political Relevance; On and about the Deficit Model in an Age of Free Flow; Towards an Analytical Framework of Science Communication Models
Description / Table of Contents:
Before and After Science: Science and Technology in Pop Music, 1970-1990The More, the Earlier, the Better: Science Communication Supports Science Education; Hollywood Knowledge: Communication Between Scientific and Entertainment Cultures; Situating Science in the Social Context by Cross-Sectoral Collaboration; From Science Communication to Knowledge Brokering: the Shift from 'Science Push' to 'Policy Pull'; Science Advocacy: Challenging Task, Difficult Pathways; The Epistemic Jumble of Sustainable Development; In Search of Dialogue: Staging Science Communication in Consensus Conferences
Description / Table of Contents:
So Where's the Theory? on the Relationship between Science Communication Practice and ResearchFrom Democratization of Knowledge to Bridge Building between Science, Technology and Society; Bringing Science to the Public
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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