A mirror for science

Bibliographic Data

ID20402664
AuthorsSheila Jasanoff (0000-0002-0488-8698, Harvard University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume23
Issue1
Pages21-26
Publication date2014-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Understanding of Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0963662513505509
PMID24434707
OpenAlexW2099340198
LanguageEN
Citations received37
References cited14

Early conceptions of the public understanding of science suffered from a narrow framing of what science means and a presumption that science is divided from its publics by walls of ignorance and indifference. Those assumptions amplified misunderstanding and led to faulty policies. It is time to reopen each element in the term “public understanding of science” to renewed reflection. This journal can advance that goal by encouraging research on actual rather than imagined public responses to science, on representations of science in the public sphere, and on interactions between science, technology and society

Epistemology · Ignorance · Outline of social science · Political science · Presumption · Public awareness of science · Public sphere · Publics · Science communication · Science education · Science policy · Science, technology, society and environment education · Social science education · Sociology · Animal and Plant Science Education · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Engineering · Law · Philosophy · Science Education and Perceptions