A statistical picture of popularization activities and their evolutions in France

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-36

  Jensen, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

interaction experts publics; popularization of science; public understanding of science; science experts; scientists' attitudes; social responsibility of scientists

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551620211     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662510383632     Document Type: Article

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