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Rockefeller Science Communication Conference

A recognized event of the PCST - The Bellagio Center, Italy 6-10 November 2017

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Author: Peter Broks

Lecturer and researcher, Department of Science Communication, Rhine-Waal University …what is needed is cultural change, which is why I find the idea of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) attractive. If we bring this cultural turn to our science communication practice then we may discover that it is no longer “science communication” at all, and that would certainly be a turning point worth exploring in Bellagio.

Theories and disciplines of science communication

Posted on5 February 20185 February 2018AuthorPeter Broks1 Comment

What is this thing called “science communication”? Is it a subject upon which we focus our attention and activities? Or is it a field in which those activities take place? Field or focus? This is not just navel-gazing. How we Read More …

CategoriesTopic 1: Rockefeller Priorities, Topic 4: Theories and disciplines of science communication

Science communication in conceptual space

Posted on18 November 201718 November 2017AuthorPeter Broks

I very much enjoyed the discussions about spatial metaphors, models and general ways of thinking about science communication. Some time ago I proposed my own “model” for science communication, seeing it as part of a “conceptual space”. This is a Read More …

CategoriesRelevant Papers, Topic 2: Science communication research, Topic 4: Theories and disciplines of science communication

Science communication: process, power and politics

Posted on15 October 201731 October 2017AuthorPeter Broks

The “post-truth” age of “alternative facts” suggests both the urgent need for effective science communication and also its failure over the past thirty years. Two sessions at the Science in Public conference explored what could be done. Responsible Research and Read More …

CategoriesRelevant Papers, Topic 5: Science communication and policy making

Deficits in disguise: the science of science communication

Posted on15 October 201715 October 2017AuthorPeter Broks14 Comments

I have felt uneasy about the whole science of science communication thing for a while now. Some night thoughts recently helped me formulate why: The science of science communication is just the deficit model in disguise. We all know that Read More …

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  • Topic 1: Rockefeller Priorities (16)
    • Advance Health (3)
    • Secure Livelihoods (2)
    • Transform Cities (2)
    • Value Ecosystems (2)
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  • Topic 4: Theories and disciplines of science communication (4)
  • Topic 5: Science communication and policy making (7)
  • Topic 6: Collaborations between research and practice (7)
  • Topic 7: Bringing it all together (1)

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