Public engagement as a means of restoring public trust in science - Hitting the notes, but missing the music?

Community Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 211-220

  Wynne, Brian ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mistrust of science; Public deficit models; Science policy

Indexed keywords

AMBIVALENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENCE; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; TRUST;

EID: 33744950995     PISSN: 14222795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092659     Document Type: Conference Paper

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