This paper argues that science as an activity in developed countries has in recent years undergone a radical shift from its traditional Mertonian form to a new. commodified variant. The impetus for this change has been the funding decisions of governments. As a result, science has been 'captured' by the private sector and, consequently, public trust in and understanding of science has diminished. These argumenis are explored by setting out the two models and then explaining the process of change by reference to universities as examples. The paper then presents two case studies, one of genetically modified organisms and the other on mobile phone safety, to illustrate the breakdown in public understanding and acceptance of science
This paper addresses the question of how the scientific community views the public understanding of ...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically engage with societal origins of public (dis)trust...
We start by showing how science is as much a personal as a social endeavour, carefully driven betwe...
This paper discusses the impact of commercialization on public support for science. Scholars have lo...
Public cynicism toward the government's capacity to regulate in the public interest is apparent. The...
Many instances of new and emerging science and technology are controversial. Although a number of pe...
Public understanding of science and technology has become paramount as society moves into the future...
In 2009, the National Science Foundation and numerous allied scientific organizations celebrated the...
Science communication is a widely debated issue, particularly in the field of biotechnology. However...
"Public Understanding of Science (PUS)" has been paid attention to in many countries since 1980s. PU...
Most scientists believe GMOs are safe for human consumption, but a majority of the American\ud publi...
When science enters the public domain it can often lead to controversy if it raises questions of pow...
In 2006, a small group of UK academic scientists made headlines when they proposed the creation of i...
This research examines the influence of commercialization on support for scientific research. It com...
With private patronage, the pressure grows to commercialize scientific research and its results. The...
This paper addresses the question of how the scientific community views the public understanding of ...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically engage with societal origins of public (dis)trust...
We start by showing how science is as much a personal as a social endeavour, carefully driven betwe...
This paper discusses the impact of commercialization on public support for science. Scholars have lo...
Public cynicism toward the government's capacity to regulate in the public interest is apparent. The...
Many instances of new and emerging science and technology are controversial. Although a number of pe...
Public understanding of science and technology has become paramount as society moves into the future...
In 2009, the National Science Foundation and numerous allied scientific organizations celebrated the...
Science communication is a widely debated issue, particularly in the field of biotechnology. However...
"Public Understanding of Science (PUS)" has been paid attention to in many countries since 1980s. PU...
Most scientists believe GMOs are safe for human consumption, but a majority of the American\ud publi...
When science enters the public domain it can often lead to controversy if it raises questions of pow...
In 2006, a small group of UK academic scientists made headlines when they proposed the creation of i...
This research examines the influence of commercialization on support for scientific research. It com...
With private patronage, the pressure grows to commercialize scientific research and its results. The...
This paper addresses the question of how the scientific community views the public understanding of ...
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically engage with societal origins of public (dis)trust...
We start by showing how science is as much a personal as a social endeavour, carefully driven betwe...