Of deficits, deviations and dialogues: Theories of public communication of science

Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 57-76

  Bucchi, Massimiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203928240-11     Document Type: Chapter

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