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1. The Culture of Science

   How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe

   Edited by Martin W. Bauer, Rajesh Shukla, Nick Allum

   Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

   This book offers the first comparative account of the changes and stabilities of public perceptions of science within the US, France, China, Japan, and across Europe over the past few decades. The contributors address the influence of cultural factors; the question of science and religion and its...

   Published June 4th 2013 by Routledge
2. Journalism, Science and Society

   Science Communication between News and Public Relations

   Edited by Martin W. Bauer, Massimiano Bucchi

   Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

   Analyzing the role of journalists in science communication, this book presents a perspective on how this is going to evolve in the twenty-first century. The book takes three distinct perspectives on this interesting subject. Firstly, science journalists reflect on their ‘operating rules’ (...

   Published March 17th 2010 by Routledge
3. Genomics and Society

   Legal, Ethical and Social Dimensions

   By Martin W. Bauer

   Edited by George Gaskell

   Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

   From the mid 1990s to the present day, agricultural biotechnology - GM crops and foods - has been the focus of debate and conflict in many European countries. Contrasting views of risks and benefits, trust in science and regulation, the understanding of science, media coverage and mobilization of...

   Published October 3rd 2007 by Routledge