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Evaluating Public-Participation Exercises: A Research Agenda

Authors: Rowe, Gene ; Frewer, Lynn J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science, Technology & Human Values
Abstract: The concept of public participation is one of growing interest in the UK and elsewhere, with a commensurate growth in mechanisms to enable this. The authors of this article present one method for analyzing the effectiveness of publi...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1177/0162243903259197

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“Opening Up” and “Closing Down”

Authors: Stirling, Andy
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science, Technology & Human Values
Abstract: Discursive deference in the governance of science and technology is rebalancing from expert analysis toward participatory deliberation. Yet, growing recognition of social agency in technology choice is countered by persistently dete...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1177/0162243907311265

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A Typology of Public Engagement Mechanisms

Authors: Rowe, Gene ; Frewer, Lynn J.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science, Technology & Human Values
Abstract: Imprecise definition of key terms in the “public participation” domain have hindered the conduct of good research and inhibited development and implementation of effective participation practices. In order to remedy this, this artic...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1177/0162243904271724

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Buckets of Resistance: Standards and the Effectiveness of Citizen Science

Authors: Ottinger, Gwen
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science, Technology & Human Values
Abstract: In light of arguments that citizen science has the potential to make environmental knowledge and policy more robust and democratic, this article inquires into the factors that shape the ability of citizen science to actually influen...
Year: 2010
URL: http://sth.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/35/2/244
DOI:
10.1177/0162243909337121

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Stakeholder Participation in Voluntary Environmental Agreements: Analysis of 10 Project XL Case Studies

Authors: Murdock, Barbara Scott ; Wiessner, Carol ; Sexton, Ken
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science, Technology & Human Values
Abstract: This article examines stakeholder involvement and influence as part of voluntary environmental agreements between regulatory agencies and companies. Ten pilot projects that were part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pro...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1177/0162243904266104

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-08-23 14:56

Locating Scientific Citizenship: The Institutional Contexts and Cultures of Public Engagement

Authors: Bickerstaff, Karen ; Lorenzoni, Irene ; Jones, Mavis ; Pidgeon, Nick
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science, Technology & Human Values
Abstract: In this article, the authors explore the institutional negotiation of public engagement in matters of science and technology by looking at the example of the Science in Society dialogue program initiated by the UK’s Royal Society, b...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1177/0162243909345835

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