Public culture as professional science: final report of the ScoPE project (Scientists on public engagement: from communication to deliberation?)

  • Kevin Burchell
  • , Sarah Franklin
  • , Kerry Holden

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Abstract

This report is the outcome of a three-year research project conducted from September 2006 to August 2009 in the BIOS Centre for the Study of Bioscience, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust (Society Awards: Research stream, Engaging Science public engagement grants programme: award number 080201). The research objective was to provide a data-led, sociological analysis of the understandings, views, perspectives, judgements and experiences of scientists working in the life sciences with respect to public engagement and public dialogue.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon, U.K.
PublisherLondon School of Economics and Political Science
Number of pages85
Publication statusPublished - 18 Sept 2009
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Note: This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust.

Keywords

  • Sociology

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