Communicating science : : a global perspective / / edited by Toss Gascoigne [and three others] ; with Bruce V. Lewenstein, Luisa Massarani, Peter Broks.

Modern science communication has emerged in the twentieth century as a field of study, a body of practice and a profession--and it is a practice with deep historical roots. We have seen the birth of interactive science centres, the first university actions in teaching and conducting research, and a...

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Place / Publishing House:Acton, Australian Capital Territory : : Australian National University Press,, [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 982 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: A global trend, an emerging field, a multiplicity of understandings: Science communication in 39 countries / Toss Gascoigne and Bernard Schiele
  • 2. The timelines: a broad-brush analysis / Bernard Schiele and Toss Gascoigne
  • 3. Africa: Health communication in selected African states from colonial times / Margaret Kaseje and Verah Okeyo
  • 4. Aotearoa New Zealand: Participatory science and bicultural knowledge communication / Jean S. Fleming, Nancy Longnecker, Rhian A. Salmon, and Daniel C . H . Hikuroa
  • 5. Argentina: Contexts, agents and practices in science communication / Carina Cortassa and Cecilia Rosen
  • 6. Australia: The five stages of development of science communication / Toss Gascoigne and Jenni Metcalfe
  • 7. Brazil: History, significant breakthroughs and present challenges in science communication / Luisa Massarani and Ildeu de Castro Moreira
  • 8. Canada: One country, two cultures: two routes to science communication / Michelle Riedlinger, Alexandre Schiele and Germana Barata
  • 9. China: Science popularisation on the road forever / Yin Lin and Li Honglin
  • 10. Colombia: Stories in the history of science communication / Sandra Daza-Caicedo, Luisa Barbosa-Gómez, Tania Arboleda-Castrillón and Marcela Lozano-Borda
  • 11. Denmark, Norway and Sweden: Share, make useful and critically discuss: Science communication / Per Hetland, Dick Kasperowski and Kristian H. Nielsen
  • 12. Estonia: Science communication in a post-Soviet country / Arko Olesk
  • 13. France: 'The Republic needs scholars!' A rapid history of making science public in 20th-century France / Andrée Bergeron
  • 14. Germany: Continuity and change marked by a turbulent history / Hans Peter Peters, Markus Lehmkuhl and Birte Fähnrich
  • 15. Ghana: When individuals refuse to let science communication die / Hephzi Angela Tagoe and Thomas Amatey Tagoe
  • 16. India: Tracing science communication in independent India / Anwesha Chakraborty, Usha Raman and Poojraj Thirumal
  • 17. Iran: From the ancient world of Elam to modern science communication / Seyede Zahra Ojagh and Zarrin Zardar
  • 18. Ireland: Science in a land of storytellers / Pádraig Murphy
  • 19. Israel: Developed Science, developing Science Communication / Ayelet Baram-Tsabari, Daniela Orr, Avital Baer, Erez Garty, Yaela Golumbic, Maya Halevy, Eitan Krein, Adi Levi, Noam Leviatan, Neta Lipman, Ronen Mir and Ettay Nevo
  • 20. Italy: The long and winding path of science communication / Giuseppe Pellegrini and Andrea Rubin
  • 21. Jamaica: Science communication in the land of wood and water / Zahra H. Oliphant, Cliff K. Riley, Kerry-Ann C. Curtis, Setu N. Monroe, Aisha D . Jones and Charah T . Watson
  • 22. Japan: Western science and Japanese culture / Masataka Watanabe and Mitsuru Kudo
  • 23. Malaysia: Science communication in a pluralistic society / Mahaletchumy Arujanan, Noorshamira Shamsuddin and Farahana Nadzri
  • 24. Mexico: From simple and centralised to expansion, diversity and complexity / Elaine Reynoso-Haynes, Susana Herrera-Lima, Ana Claudia Nepote and Lourdes Patiño-Barba
  • 25. The Netherlands: From the first science information officers to the Dutch Research Agenda / Anne M. Dijkstra, Frans van Dam and Maarten van der Sanden
  • 26. Nigeria: Battling the odds: Science communication in an African state / Bankole Falade, Herbert Batta and Diran Onifade
  • 27. Pakistan: Changing landscape of science communication / Manzoor Hussain Soomro and Khalil Raza
  • 28. Philippines: From science then communication, to science communication / Garry Jay S. Montemayor, Mariechel J. Navarro and Kamila Isabelle A. Navarro
  • 29. Portugal: The late bloom of (modern) science communication / Marta Entradas, Luís Junqueira and Bruno Pinto
  • 30. Russia: Russian pendulum: From glorious science propaganda to modest public engagement initiatives / Alexandra Borissova and Dmitry Malkov
  • 31. Singapore: An evolving and increasingly complex relationship / Denise E. De Souza, Lieu Zi Zhao, Letchumi Mani, Glenn Toh and Benedict Lin / 32. South Africa: Science communication throughout turbulent times / Marina Joubert and Shadrack Mkansi 33 . South Korea: A different exemplar / Hak-Soo Kim
  • 34. Spain: Evolution and professionalisation of science communication / Gema Revuelta, Vladimir de Semir and Carolina Llorente
  • 35. Taiwan: From nationalising science to democratising science / Chun-Ju Huang, Yuh-Yuh Li and Yin-Yueh Lo
  • 36. Thailand: From temples and palaces to modern science communication / Ganigar Chen, Wijitra Suriyakul Na Ayudhya and Chanin Suriyakul Na Ayudhya
  • 37. Turkey: From the Ottoman Empire to the Republic / Gultekin Cakmakci and Sevinc Gelmez-Burakgazi
  • 38. Uganda: Cultural values and modern media as drivers of science communication / Ivan Nathanael Lukanda
  • 39. United Kingdom: The developing relationship between science and society / Melanie Smallman, Simon J. Lock and Steve Miller
  • 40. United States of America: Science communication in the USA: It's complicated / Bronwyn Bevan and Brooke Smith.