Science Communication in the World Practices, Theories and Trends [Hardcover]

This volume is aimed at all those who wonder about the mechanisms and effects of the disclosure of knowledge. Whether they have a professional interest in understanding these processes generally, or they wish to conduct targeted investigations in the PCST field, it will be useful to anyone involved in science communication, including researchers, academics, students, journalists, science museum staff, scientists high public profiles, and information officers in scientific institutions.

This account of the development of science communication in China, India, Korea, South Africa, and Spain includes special chapters on the teaching of science communication in universities as well as on measuring the public impact of the culture of science.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

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Introduction

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PART 1: National Overviews

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1. The Communicative Turn in Contemporary Techno-Science: Latin American Approaches and Global Tendencies

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2. The Evolution of Science Communication Research on Australia

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3. The Development of Science Communication Studies in Canada

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4. Science Popularization Studies in China

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5. Policy Perspective on Science Popularization in China

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6. Deliberation, Dialogue or Dissemination: Changing Objectives in the Communication of Science and Technology in Denmark

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7. Social Sciences and the Communication of Science and Technology in France: Implications, Experimentation and Critique

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8. The Recent Public Understanding of Science Movement in Germany

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9. Public Understanding of Science: Glimpses of the Past and Roads Ahead

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