Commonplaces and social uncertainty: Negotiating public opinion

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1025-1045

  Lassen, Inger ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Appraisal; Biotechnology; Commonplaces; Focus groups; Risk discourse; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

APPRAISAL; COMMONPLACES; FOCUS GROUPS; RISK DISCOURSE; UNCERTAINTY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 55349139699     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870802323379     Document Type: Article

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