Outputs (3)

A social licence for science: capturing the public or co-constructing research? (2014)
Journal Article
Raman, S., & Mohr, A. (2014). A social licence for science: capturing the public or co-constructing research?. Social Epistemology, 28(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1080/02691728.2014.922642

The “social licence to operate” has been invoked in science policy discussions including the 2007 Universal Ethical Code for scientists issued by the UK Government Office for Science. Drawing from sociological research on social licence and STS inter... Read More about A social licence for science: capturing the public or co-constructing research?.

Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution (2014)
Journal Article
Breuer, A., Landman, T., & Farquhar, D. (2014). Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution. Democratization, 22(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2014.885505

This article explores how social media acted as a catalyst for protest mobilization during the Tunisian revolution in late 2010 and early 2011. Using evidence from protests we argue that social media acted as an important resource for popular mobiliz... Read More about Social media and protest mobilization: evidence from the Tunisian revolution.

Popular culture, participation and progression in the literacy classroom (2014)
Journal Article
Parry, B. (2014). Popular culture, participation and progression in the literacy classroom. Literacy, 48(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12027

In this paper, I share an account of what happens when a teacher values children's experiences of popular culture in a classroom activity. Drawing on a socio-cultural approach to learning, I suggest that children are not simply enthused when their li... Read More about Popular culture, participation and progression in the literacy classroom.