How people feel their engagement can have efficacy for a bio-based societyPublic Understanding of Science - Tập 25 Số 6 - Trang 719-736 - 2016
Susanne Sleenhoff, Patrícia Osseweijer
Up till now, the transition to a bio-based economy mainly involves expert
stakeholders. However, the actions required are of a collective scale
necessitating public engagement for support and action. Such engagement is only
successful if members of the public believe their participation holds efficacy.
This belief is closely linked to their personal representation of the issue. We
report findings ... hiện toàn bộ
Emergent technologies against the background of everyday life: Discursive psychology as a technology assessment toolPublic Understanding of Science - Tập 20 Số 6 - Trang 810-825 - 2011
Mario Veen, Bart Gremmen, Hedwig te Molder, Cees van Woerkum
To understand prospective users’ reactions to emergent technologies, it is
crucial to examine the interactional contexts within which these reactions take
place as people’s reactions are shaped by issues that are not necessarily
related to science or technology. These issues are often overshadowed or remain
blind spots when descriptions or scenarios of proposed technologies are
thematized as being... hiện toàn bộ
Perceptions, attitudes and ethical valuations: the ambivalence of the public image of biotechnology in SpainPublic Understanding of Science - Tập 9 Số 4 - Trang 383-392 - 2000
José Luis Luján, Oliver Todt
This paper analyzes the study of the public perception of biotechnology,
comparing different studies made on the European and the Spanish national
levels. It aims at testing the applicability of these kinds of studies, and
describes some of their limits. The analysis shows clear ambivalence in the
public response to distinct applications of this technology, pointing out the
crucial differences bet... hiện toàn bộ
Reactions to information about genetic engineering: impact of source characteristics, perceived personal relevance, and persuasivenessPublic Understanding of Science - Tập 8 Số 1 - Trang 35-50 - 1999
Lynn J. Frewer, Chaya Howard, Duncan Hedderley, Richard Shepherd
There is a need to develop effective communication strategies with the public
about the risks and benefits of applied genetic engineering. The Elaboration
Likelihood Model was used to systematically investigate the impact of source
factors (trust) and the perceived personal relevance of information, including
the persuasiveness of the information, on attitudes towards genetic engineering,
and whet... hiện toàn bộ
Aversion preceding rejection: results of the Eurobarometer Survey 39.1 on biotechnology and genetic engineering in AustriaPublic Understanding of Science - Tập 6 Số 2 - Trang 131-142 - 1997
Helge Torgersen, Franz Seifert
In late 1994, we performed a representative survey on attitudes to biotechnology
and genetic engineering in Austria using the questionnaire applied in the
Eurobarometer survey 39.1 of 1993. The results showed that support for genetic
engineering in Austria was low compared to support in the rest of Europe.
However, risks were perceived as being comparatively low, and the demand for
government cont... hiện toàn bộ
Can citizen science enhance public understanding of science?Public Understanding of Science - Tập 25 Số 1 - Trang 2-16 - 2016
Rick Bonney, Tina Phillips, Heidi L. Ballard, Jody W. Enck
Over the past 20 years, thousands of citizen science projects engaging millions
of participants in collecting and/or processing data have sprung up around the
world. Here we review documented outcomes from four categories of citizen
science projects which are defined by the nature of the activities in which
their participants engage – Data Collection, Data Processing, Curriculum-based,
and Communi... hiện toàn bộ
Attitudes to genetically modified food over time: How trust in organizations and the media cycle predict supportPublic Understanding of Science - Tập 24 Số 5 - Trang 601-618 - 2015
Mathew D. Marques, Christine Critchley, Jarrod Walshe
This research examined public opinion toward genetically modified plants and
animals for food, and how trust in organizations and media coverage explained
attitudes toward these organisms. Nationally representative samples ( N = 8821)
over 10 years showed Australians were less positive toward genetically modified
animals compared to genetically modified plants for food, especially in years
where m... hiện toàn bộ
Risks of communication: discourses on climate change in science, politics, and the mass mediaPublic Understanding of Science - Tập 9 Số 3 - Trang 261-283 - 2000
Peter Weingart, Anita Engels, Petra Pansegrau
This paper summarizes the results of a research project analyzing communication
about global warming among those in the fields of science, politics, and the
media in Germany between 1975 and 1995. The methodology of discourse analysis
has been applied to investigate the changing perceptions of climate change over
time and the ways in which it became an important issue on Germany's political
agenda... hiện toàn bộ