"What Are We Busy Doing?": Engaging the Idiot

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 528-554

  Michael, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

controversy; design; engagement; idiot; methodology; public

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866013407     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243911428624     Document Type: Article

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