Discursive choices: Boycotting Star Wars between science and politics

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-66

  Slayton, Rebecca ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discourse; Identity politics; Professional responsibility; Public communication of science; Public interest science; Science policy; Scientists and the media; Star Wars; Strategic Defense Initiative

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847255079     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312706063787     Document Type: Review

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