The green backlash: Scepticism or scientism?

Social Epistemology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-163

  Douglas, Richard McNeill ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate Change; Environmental Sceptic; Mertonian Norms; Post academic Science; Pure Academic Science; Scientism

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249115057     PISSN: 02691728     EISSN: 14645297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02691720902962805     Document Type: Article

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