What Is Public Engagement, and What Is It for? A Study of Scientists’ and Science Communicators’ Views
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20360930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hauke Riesch (0000-0002-7830-9046, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, UK, corresponding author), Clive Potter (0000-0001-8677-344X, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK), Linda Davies (0000-0001-8801-3559, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 179-189 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Science Technology & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-4676 • E-ISSN: 1552-4183 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0270467617690057 |
| OpenAlex | W2584200784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
The “Open Air Laboratories” (OPAL) is a large, England-wide environmental public engagement (PE) project based on the “citizen science” model. It is designed to involve people of all backgrounds and abilities in the production of environmental science and in the process to educate and raise awareness and enthusiasm about nature and its importance. This article draws on a series of interviews with scientists and science communicators involved in the project to explore their motivations and aims for the project and what they see as the goals of public engagement generally. We find a varied and nuanced array of motivations and aims that interviewees cite for taking part in the project, pointing toward a reevaluation of traditional ways of understanding the value of public engagement, policy relevance, and dialogue within public engagement. Especially relevant in relation to thinking about the policy relevance of PE is our conclusion that there are many different ways of thinking about the value of PE, characterized in this article as “the neglected middle.”
Engineering ethics · Enthusiasm · Pedagogy · Political science · Public awareness of science · Public engagement · Public relations · Science communication · Science education · Sociology · Animal and Plant Science Education · Climate Change Communication and Perception · Engineering · Psychology · Social Psychology · Species Distribution and Climate Change
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |