Which publics? When? Exploring the policy potential of involving different publics in dialogue around science and technology.

Mohr, Alison; Raman, Sujatha; Gibbs, Beverley

Abstract

How should we understand ‘the public’ in public dialogue given the dominant assumption within policy-making that the people brought together in these events must constitute a representative sample of the wider population? To improve the prospects for public dialogue and clarify what it can contribute to policy-making, this report explores ‘who or what is the public’ to make better sense of why and when public dialogue is carried out.

Citation

Mohr, A., Raman, S., & Gibbs, B. (2013). Which publics? When? Exploring the policy potential of involving different publics in dialogue around science and technology. Sciencewise-ERC

• Book Type: Monograph
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Apr 25, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 25, 2014
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1005108
• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/which-publics-when/