How Citizens View Science Communication : Pathways to Knowledge (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society)

Moreno-Castro, Carolina (EDT)/ Krzewińska, Aneta (EDT)/ Dzimińska, Małgorzata (EDT)

Routledge（2024/03発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 156 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781032510668
• DDC分類 501.4

Full Description

Science communication aims at the successful sharing and explanation of sciencerelated topics to a wider audience. In order to enhance communication between science and society, a better understanding of citizens' habits and perceptions is needed. Therefore, it is vital to understand how citizens acquire knowledge about science- related issues, how this knowledge affects their beliefs, opinions and perceptions, and what sources of information they choose to learn about science - and how they assess their reliability. This book addresses these questions, based on the analyses of public consultations data from Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Spain, concerned with the science communication of issues including climate change, vaccines, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Sharing experiences of how to engage citizens in public consultation, it provides insights into the mobilisation of interest in science and offers recommendations on how to improve science communication.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Contents

Introduction 1. Behind the Scenes: The CONCISE Public Consultation Methodology 2. The Trustworthiness and Reliability of Science Information Channels and Sources in the Public's View 3. Perceptions of Science Information on Climate Change and GMOs 4. What Do Citizens Want? Science Communication in the Eyes of the Public 5. Citizens' Acceptance of Public Consultation Rules: Results of the CONCISE Project Evaluations