In the days of global warming and BSE, science is increasingly a public issue. This book provides a theoretical framework which allows us to understand why and how scientists address the general public. The author develops the argument that turning to the public is not simply a response to inaccurate reporting by journalists or to public curiosity, nor a wish to gain recognition and additional funding. Rather, it is a tactic to which the scientific community are pushed by certain "internal" crisis situations. Bucchi examines three cases of scientists turning to the public: the cold fusion case, the COBE/Big Bang issue and Louis Pasteur's public demonstration of the anthrax vaccine, a historical case of "public science." Finally, Bucchi presents his unique model of communications between science and the public, carried out through the media. This is a thoughtful and wide-ranging treatment of complex contemporary issues, touching upon the history and sociology of science, communication and media studies. Bucchi's theories on scientific communication in the media are a valuable contribution to the current debate on this subject.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9780415189521
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-0-415-18952-1
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis
- Erscheinungstermin: 06.08.1998
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: 1. Auflage 1998
- Serie: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 472 g
- Seiten: 208
- Format (B x H x T): 164 x 243 x 18 mm
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt