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Avoiding Empty Rhetoric: Engaging Publics in Debates About Nanotechnologies

By KBL781 - Posted on 14 July 2009

TitleAvoiding Empty Rhetoric: Engaging Publics in Debates About Nanotechnologies
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsKyle, Renee, and Dodds Susan
JournalScience & Engineering Ethics
Volume15
Pagination81-96
Publication Languageeng
KeywordsAdministration , Deliberative , engagement , FINANCE , FINANCE, , Government , NANOTECHNOLOGY , planning , policy , POLITICAL , processes , PUBLIC , sciences , trust
Abstract

Despite the amount of public investment in nanotechnology ventures in the developed world, research shows that there is little public awareness about nanotechnology, and public knowledge is very limited. This is concerning given that nanotechnology has been heralded as

Notes

Kyle, Renee 1; Email Address: rkyle@uow.edu.au Dodds, Susan 2; Email Address: sdodds@uow.edu.au; Affiliation: 1: ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Gwynneville 2522, NSW, Australia 2: School of English Literatures, Philosophy and Languages, University of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Gwynneville 2522, NSW, Australia; Source Info: Mar2009, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p81; Subject Term: NANOTECHNOLOGY; Subject Term: POLICY sciences; Subject Term: GOVERNMENT policy; Subject Term: PUBLIC administration; Subject Term: POLITICAL planning; Subject Term: FINANCE, Public; Author-Supplied Keyword: Deliberative processes; Author-Supplied Keyword: Nanotechnology; Author-Supplied Keyword: Public engagement; Author-Supplied Keyword: Public policy; Author-Supplied Keyword: Public trust; NAICS/Industry Codes: 921130 Public Finance Activities; NAICS/Industry Codes: 921190 Other General Government Support; Number of Pages: 16p; Illustrations: 1 chart; Document Type: Article

DOI10.1007/s11948-008-9089-y
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