On the Shoulders of Idiots: Re-thinking Science Communication as 'Event'

Science as Culture

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 283-306

  Horst, Maja ^a   Michael, Mike ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

communication models; emergence; engagement; event; installation; Science communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858767539     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505431.2010.524199     Document Type: Article

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