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How scientists view the public, the media and the political process 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
We review past studies on how scientists view the public, the goals of communication, the performance and impacts of the media, and the role of the public in policy decision-making. We add to these pa...
Performed and preferred participation in science and technology across Europe: Exploring an alternative idea of "democratic deficit" 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
Republican ideals of active scientific citizenship and extensive use of deliberative, democratic decision making have come to dominate the public participation agenda, and academic analyses have focus...
A survey of scientific literacy to provide a foundation for designing science communication in Japan 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
There are various definitions and survey methods for scientific literacy. Taking into consideration the contemporary significance of scientific literacy, we have defined it with an emphasis on its soc...
Public perceptions of animal experimentation across Europe 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
The goal of this article is to map out public perceptions of animal experimentation in 28 European countries. Postulating cross-cultural differences, this study mixes country-level variables (from the...
Media framing of complex issues: The case of endangered languages 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
This study investigates how media frame a global trend that is complex in nature, emergent in terms of scientific understanding, and has public policy implications: the rapid disappearance of language...
Influencing governance of a public-private partnership in plant genomics: The societal interface group as a new instrument for public involvement 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
The Centre for BioSystems Genomics (CBSG) is a Dutch public-private partnership in plant genomics active in potato and tomato research and exploitation. Its Societal Interface Group (SIG) has been dev...
Public viewpoints on new non-invasive prenatal genetic tests 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
Prenatal screening programmes have been critiqued for their routine implementation according to clinical rationale without public debate. A new approach, non-invasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD), promis...
The impacts of an invasive species citizen science training program on participant attitudes, behavior, and science literacy 24 Jul 2013 | 03:32 pm
Citizen science can make major contributions to informal science education by targeting participants’ attitudes and knowledge about science while changing human behavior towards the environment. We ex...
