Science Communication at a Time of Crisis: Emergency, Democracy, and Persuasion

Sarah R. Davies

doi:10.3390/su14095103

Titel

Science Communication at a Time of Crisis: Emergency, Democracy, and Persuasion

Autor*in

Sarah R. Davies

Institut für Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung, Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften, Universität Wien

Abstract

This commentary essay reflects on the role of science communication in contemporary democratic societies, with a particular focus on how it should be imagined and practiced in times of crisis and emergency such as the COVID-19 pandemic or climate change. I distinguish between science communication that is oriented to strategic and democratic goals, and argue for the continued importance of science communication in nurturing democracy even at times of crisis. I close by suggesting principles that might guide such communication, and by relating these arguments to an understanding of science communication as ‘the social conversation around science’.

Stichwort

democracyemergencyclimate crisisCOVID-19 pandemicdeliberationpublic engagement

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journal article

Sprache

Englisch [eng]

Persistent identifier

phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1653539

DOI

10.3390/su14095103

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