'Public engagement with science'has become a 'buzzword'reflecting a concern about the
widening gap between science and society and efforts to bridge this gap. This study is a …

The governance of emerging science and innovation is a major challenge for contemporary
democracies. In this paper we present a framework for understanding and supporting efforts …

Changing relations between science and democracy–and controversies over issues such as
climate change, energy transitions, genetically modified organisms and smart technologies …

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 …

This article examines social science relevant to public engagements and identifies the
challenges to the goal of meaningful public input into science and technology policy …

As the chapters in this handbook richly suggest, science communication is important in
many contexts and many different ways. This chapter focuses on an area that has at times …

Recent scholarship has shed light on how data-driven food systems may entrench
productivist and neo-productivist visions of 'feeding the world.'In this paper, we examine the …

In this paper we develop new insights on science governance at a time when an emphasis
on public engagement in responding to questions of trust in science is giving way to a more …

Science and technological innovation wield unfathomable power in the shaping of social life
and the environment. Yet, the democratic control and shaping of technology remains at best …

Previous studies aimed at understanding public responses to emerging technologies have
given limited attention to the social and cultural processes through which public concerns …