Between understanding and trust : the public, science and technology /
Between understanding and trust : the public, science and technology /
edited by Meinolf Dierkes and Claudia von Grote.
- xv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Historical and Political Context of the Discussion Surrounding the Public Understanding of Science and Technology -- Comparative Analysis: Results of and Reflections on Surveys as Methodological Instruments -- Science and the Public-Revised Concepts -- Informing the Public and Debating Science and Technology. Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four.
"Waves of new research findings, the dynamic emergence of new technologies, and growing perception of the risks entailed have drastically altered the way people in industrialized societies relate to technical development. The population at large, at least in the western world, has increasingly lost trust in institutions and scientific authority.There must be some way to restore people's faith in scientific authority. Between Understanding and Trust identifies and analyses the public understanding of science and technology, thus making an important contribution to achieving a new "trust.""--Publisher description.
9058230074 9789058230072 0203988973 9780203988978
2002421686
Science--Public opinion
Mass media and technology
Technology--Social aspects
Technological innovations--Government policy--Citizen participation.
Science.
Technology.
Mass Media.
Q175.5 / .B48 2000
303.483
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Historical and Political Context of the Discussion Surrounding the Public Understanding of Science and Technology -- Comparative Analysis: Results of and Reflections on Surveys as Methodological Instruments -- Science and the Public-Revised Concepts -- Informing the Public and Debating Science and Technology. Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Part Four.
"Waves of new research findings, the dynamic emergence of new technologies, and growing perception of the risks entailed have drastically altered the way people in industrialized societies relate to technical development. The population at large, at least in the western world, has increasingly lost trust in institutions and scientific authority.There must be some way to restore people's faith in scientific authority. Between Understanding and Trust identifies and analyses the public understanding of science and technology, thus making an important contribution to achieving a new "trust.""--Publisher description.
9058230074 9789058230072 0203988973 9780203988978
2002421686
Science--Public opinion
Mass media and technology
Technology--Social aspects
Technological innovations--Government policy--Citizen participation.
Science.
Technology.
Mass Media.
Q175.5 / .B48 2000
303.483