Routledge handbook of public communication of science and technology / edited by Massimiano Bucchi and Brian Trench.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bucchi, Massimiano, 1970- editor.

Trench, Brian, editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Routledge international handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in science--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Communication in science.

Technical writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Technical writing.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 325 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Massimiano Bucchi is Professor of Science and Technology in Society and Director of Master SCICOMM at the University of Trento, Italy, and has been a visiting professor in Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Brian Trench is a researcher, trainer and advisor on science communication, formerly a senior lecturer and Head of the School of Communications at Dublin City University, Ireland.

Summary:

"Communicating science and technology is a high priority of many research and policy institutions, a concern of many other private and public bodies, and an established subject of training and education. In the past few decades the field has developed and expanded significantly, both in terms of professional practice, and in terms of research and reflection. At the same time, particularly in recent years, interactions between science and society have become a topic of heated public and political debates touching issues like quality and credibility of information, trust in science and scientific actors and institutions and the roles of experts in crises and emergencies. This book provides a state-of-the-art review of this fast-growing and increasingly important area, through examination of research done on the main actors, issues and arenas involved. The third edition of the Handbook brings the reviews up-to-date and deepens the analysis. As well as substantial re-working of many chapters, it includes four new chapters addressing enduring themes (science publics, science-media theories), recent trends (art-science interactions) and new proposed insights on science communication as culture and as "the social conversation around science". New contributors are added to the group of leading scholars in the field featured in the previous editions. The Handbook is a student-friendly resource, but its scope and expert contributions will equally appeal to practitioners and professionals in science communication. Combining the perspectives of different disciplines and of different geographical and cultural contexts, this original text provides an interdisciplinary as well as global approach to public communication of science and technology. It is a valuable resource, notably an indispensable guide to the published work in the field, for students, researchers, educators and professionals in science communication, media and journalism studies, sociology, history of science, and science and technology studies"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction: science communication as the social conversation around science / Massimiano Bucchi and Brian Trench

Science journalism : prospects in the digital age / Sharon Dunwoody

Scientists in popular culture : the making of celebrities / Declan Fahy and Bruce Lewenstein

Science museums and centres : evolution and contemporary trends / Bernard Schiele

Science and technology in film : themes and representations / David A. Kirby and Ingrid Ockert

Global spread of science communication : institutions and practices across continents / Brian Trench and Massimiano Bucchi

Scientists as public experts : expectations and responsibilities / Hans Peter Peters

Mediatisation of science and the rise of promotional culture / Esa Väliverronen

Risk, science and public communication : third-order thinking about scientific culture / Alan Irwin

Environmentalists as science communicators : advocates and critics in an age of climate challenges / Steven Yearley

Science communication as culture : a framework for analysis / Maja Horst and Sarah R. Davies

Communicating the social sciences and humanities : challenges and insights for research communication / Angela Cassidy

Art-science collaborations, complexities and challenges / Megan K. Halpern and Hannah Star Rogers

Public understanding of science : survey research around the world / Martin W. Bauer and Bankole A. Falade

Public participation in science and technology : dialogue, disputations and collaborations / Edna F. Einsiedel

Audiences of science communication between pluralisation, fragmentation and polarisation / Mike S. Schäfer and Julia Metag

Evaluating science communication : concepts and tools for realistic assessment / Giuseppe Pellegrini.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from digital title page (Taylor and Francis, viewed August 27, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Routledge handbook of public communication of science and technology.

ISBN:

9781003039242

1003039243

9781000348866

1000348865

9781000348873

1000348873

9781000348880

1000348881

OCLC:

1195819349

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.