Mobilisation for public engagement: Benchmarking the practices of research institutes

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 771-788

  Entradas, Marta ^a   Bauer, Martin M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mobilisation; outreach; performance; public engagement; research institutes; science communication

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; NATURAL SCIENCE; ORGANIZATION; PORTUGAL; SOCIOLOGY;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; BENCHMARKING; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; NATURAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; PORTUGAL; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

EID: 85029695315     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662516633834     Document Type: Article

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