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Communicating Science in Social Contexts New models, new practices

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 o...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Cheng, Donghong (Editor), Claessens, Michel (Editor), Gascoigne, Nicholas R. J. (Editor), Metcalfe, Jenni (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2008, 2008
Edition:1st ed. 2008
Subjects:
Humanities And Social Sciences
Business
Communication
Humanities
Science / Study And Teaching
Engineering
Management Science
Life Sciences
Media And Communication
Social Sciences
Business And Management
Science Education
Technology And Engineering
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Revisiting Models
  • 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
  • Crossing Boundaries
  • Before and After Science: Science and Technology in Pop Music, 1970–1990
  • The 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
  • Developing Strategies
  • 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
  • So Where’s the Theory? on the Relationship between Science Communication Practice and Research
  • From Democratization of Knowledge to Bridge Building between Science, Technology and Society
  • Bringing Science to the Public

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