Essential Concepts of Science Communication

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An A-Z Guide

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This A-Z guide provides readers with a comprehensive overview of fifty core concepts in the global field of science communication. It explains the origins and research foundations of each essential concept, analyses how they have been applied in different scholarly and professional contexts and demonstrates their use as guides to action.When governments proclaim they want to improve scientific literacy and enhance public trust in science, when universities promise to promote public engagement with research and when funders require scientists to demonstrate the impact of their research on society, they are all using core concepts from the field of science communication. Essential Concepts of Science Communication defines and explains these key concepts and terms in an accessible and easy-to-navigate overview. It illustrates how these concepts relate to each other and connect more broadly to other ideas and disciplines, as well as including extensive references recommendations for further reading. The entries are written by a range of experts from around the world, ranging from eminent scholars who were instrumental in the foundation and development of the field, to early-career researchers advancing knowledge in the discipline, along with scholar-practitioners who bridge the divide between the university and the world of practice.Edited by two scholars who also have substantial experience of practical science communication, this book will be an invaluable resource for students studying degrees and modules on the subject, practitioners entering professional practice, and new entrants to the field - including scientists, who seek a grounding in the conceptual basis of science communication.

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Utgivningsdatum2026-07-06
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt453 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieA-Z Guides for Environment and Sustainability
Antal sidor230
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032785394

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Declan Fahy is an Associate Professor at the School of Communications, Dublin City University, Ireland. He is the author of The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and Into the Limelight (2015). He is Book Review Editor at Public Understanding of Science.Todd P. Newman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. He is co-author of Science Communication for Scientists: Linking Strategy with Creativity, Practice, and Respect (Routledge, 2025) and editor of Theory and Best Practices in Science Communication Training (Routledge, 2020).

List of contributorsIntroduction: Concepts in Science CommunicationDeclan Fahy and Todd P. Newman1. ActivismBirte Fähnrich and Michelle Riedlinger2. Anticipatory governanceJack Stilgoe3. AudienceJulia Metag4. Basic science communicationKeegan Wesley, Lauren Budenholzer, Rick Borchelt, and Brooke Smith5. Brand of scienceTodd P. Newman6. Citizen scienceAlan Irwin7. Co-creationAnne M. Dijkstra8. Cultural authority of scienceMartin W. Bauer9. Cultural representations of scienceDeclan Fahy10. Decolonising Science CommunicationSiddarth Kankaria11. Deficit model and deficit model thinkingDietram Scheufele12. Dialogue and deliberation Melanie Smallman13. DisseminationDeclan Fahy14. EmpathyStephen Hughes15. Ethical science communicationFabien Medvecky 16. EvaluationAyelet Baram-Tsabari 17. ExpertiseDeclan Fahy18. GenderNic Bennett19. HumorSara K. Yeo20. Inclusive science communicationAndrea Isabel López and Mónica I. Feliú Mójer21. Indigenous knowledge systems and non-western scienceAmanda D. Boyd and Cole Allick22. Informal science learningMairéad Hurley and Joseph Roche23. Journalism about scienceAlice Fleerackers24. Keji and science communicationGuoyan Wang25. Lay expertiseSteven Epstein26. Medialisation of scienceSimone Rödder27. Misinformation and disinformation about scienceNiels G. Mede28. Models of science communicationBrian Trench29. NarrativesTodd P. Newman30. News media coverage of scienceMike S. Schäfer31. PopularisationFelicity Mellor32. Public and publicsDeclan Fahy33. Public engagementRick Holliman34. Public opinion and media effectsTodd P. Newman35. Public understanding of scienceBruce V. Lewenstein36. Public trust in scienceLars Guenther37. Responsible research and innovation (RRI)Pádraig Murphy38. RiskAshley Cate and Dominique Brossard39. Science artJulianne Renner and Nan Li40. Science controversiesDeclan Fahy41. Science policy communicationK. L. Akerlof42. Scientific cultureJane Gregory43. Scientific literacyDeclan Fahy44. Social media and science communicationReyhaneh Maktoufi 45. Strategic science communicationJohn C. Besley and Anthony Dudo46. Technocracy tolerance Martin W. Bauer47. TrainingTodd P. Newman48. UncertaintyBecca Beets49. Underserved audiencesEmily Dawson, Kylo Thomas, and Ben Weil50. Visible scientistsMarina JoubertIndex

"Examining both long-standing and more recently emerging issues and ideas in science communication, this collection of fifty short essays by authors, who are also a mix of established and early-career, is a valuable introduction and reference book for a continuously diversifying field."-Brian Trench, Co-author "Science Communication: The Basics" (Routledge, 2025) and co-editor "Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology" (2008, 2024, 2021)