Ethics and practice in science communication / edited by Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom.
Priest, Susanna Hornig, editor.; Goodwin, Jean, editor.; Dahlstrom, Michael F., editor.
2018
Q223 .E74 2018 (Mapit)
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Title Ethics and practice in science communication / edited by Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom.
ISBN 9780226497815 (paperback)
022649781X (paperback)
9780226540603 (hardcover)
022654060X (hardcover)
9780226497952 (electronic book)
022649795X
Published Chicago, IL ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Language English
Description xi, 305 pages ; 23 cm
Call Number Q223 .E74 2018
Universal Decimal Classification 174:005.57 E84
Dewey Decimal Classification 174/.95
Summary "From climate to vaccination, stem-cell research to evolution, scientific work is often the subject of public controversies in which scientists and science communicators find themselves enmeshed. Especially with such hot-button topics, science communication plays vital roles. Gathering together the work of a multidisciplinary, international collection of scholars, the editors of Ethics and Practice in Science Communication present an enlightening dialogue involving these communities, one that articulates the often differing objectives and ethical responsibilities communicators face in bringing a range of scientific knowledge to the wider world. In three sections--how ethics matters, professional practice, and case studies--contributors to this volume explore the many complex questions surrounding the communication of scientific results to nonscientists. Has the science been shared clearly and accurately? Have questions of risk, uncertainty, and appropriate representation been adequately addressed? And, most fundamentally, what is the purpose of communicating science to the public: Is it to inform and empower? Or to persuade--to influence behavior and policy? By inspiring scientists and science communicators alike to think more deeply about their work, this book reaffirms that the integrity of the communication of science is vital to a healthy relationship between science and society today" -- From the publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Priest, Susanna Hornig, editor.
Goodwin, Jean, editor.
Dahlstrom, Michael F., editor.
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Foreword / Rush Holt and Jeanne Braha
Introduction to this book / Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom
Part 1. How ethics matters. Effective because ethical : speech act theory as a framework for scientists' communication / Jean Goodwin
Communicating science-based information about risk : how ethics can help / Paul B. Thompson
Communicating climate change and other evidence-based controversies : challenges to ethics in practice / Susanna Priest
Framing science for democratic engagement / Leah Sprain
Part 2. Professional practice. Exploring the ethics of using narratives to communicate in science policy contexts / Michael F. Dahlstrom and Shirley S. Ho
Science communication as communication about persons / Brent Ranalli
Journalists, expert sources, and ethical issues in science communication / Marjorie Kruvand
The ethics and boundaries of industry environmental campaigns / Barbara Miller Gaither and Janas Sinclair
Scientists' duty to communicate : exploring ethics, public communication, and scientific practice / Sarah R. Davies
Part 3. Case studies. Just the facts or expert opinion? : the backtracking approach to socially responsible science communication / Daniel J. McKaughan and Kevin C. Elliott
Controversy, commonplaces, and ethical science communication : the case of consumer genetic testing / Lora Arduser
Excluding "anti-biotech" activists from Canadian agri-food policy making : ethical implications of the deficit model of science communication / Kelly Bronson
Science communication ethics : a reflexive view / Alain Lâetourneau
How discourse illuminates the ruptures between scientific and cultural rationalities / Cynthia-Lou Coleman
Afterword / Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom.

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