Nanotechnology, governance, and public deliberation: What role for the social sciences?

Science Communication

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 268-291

  Macnaghten, Phil ^a   Kearnes, Matthew B ^a   Wynne, Brian ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Governance; Imaginaries; Nanotechnology; Upstream public engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 29144432973     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547005281531     Document Type: Conference Paper

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