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The Cultural Authority of Science
Comparing across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas
Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society Series
Coordinators: Bauer Martin, Pansegrau Petra, Shukla Rajesh
Language: EnglishKeywords
LH Model; PPS Sampling; A; Lorenzet; Civic Science Literacy; Ahmet Süerdem; WVS Wave; Amit Sharma; Cognitive Polyphasia; Ana Muñoz; QDA Miner; Andrea Lorenzet; Vice Versa; Bankole A; Falade; CFA; Bankole Falade; Public Engagement; Bauer W; Martin; Paranormal Beliefs; Bijay Chouhan; Automated Text Analysis; Carmelo Polino; Missing Values; Chun-Yen Tsai; Bungee Jump; Comparing across Europe; India; China; Americas and Africa; Cultural Authority; F; Neresini; Science News; Fabienne Crettaz; Science Coverage; Federico Neresini; Negatively Related; Fujun REN; HDI; Composite Index; Gauhar Raza; Similar Predictors; Gergana Popova; CFI Index; Geri Popova; SEM Model Result; Hak-Soo Kim; Point Biserial Correlations; Johann Mouton; ICIC Index; John Besley; South African Newspapers; Lars Guenther; Marina Joubert; Martin Bauer; Martin W; Bauer; Naledi Pandor; Peter Weingart; Petra Pansegrau; Pooja Sharma; Rajesh Shukla; Saahier Parker; The Cultural Authority of Science; Xiang Li; Xuan LIU; Yuh-Yuh Li; Yurij Castelfranchi; van den Eynde; von Roten
Publication date: 02-2020
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 10-2018
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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The cultural authority of science is the authority that is granted to science in any particular context. This authority is as much a matter of image and perceived legitimacy as of statutory guarantee. However, while authority can be charismatic, based on tradition or based on competence, we would assume that science aims to be an authority of competence. To what extent does science have the last word, or stand above opinion on public issues?
This Indo-European led collaboration aims to map the cultural authority of science, and to construct a system of indicators to observe this ?science culture? based on artefacts (science news analysis) and espoused beliefs and evaluations (public attitude data). Indeed, through a series of studies the authors examine the cultural authority of science in light of the challenges posed by European, Asian, African and American developments and debates. In particular, two main ideas are examined: the ?Lighthouse? model, whereby science is shining into a stormy sea of ignorance and mistrust; and the ?Bungee Jump? model, which demonstrates how science occasionally experiences a rough ride against a backdrop of goodwill.
Presenting expertise in discourse analysis, computer-assisted text analysis and largescale survey analysis, The Cultural Authority of Science will be of interest to a global audience concerned with the standing of science in society. In particular, it may appeal to scholars and students of fields such as sociology of science, science communication, science studies, scientometrics, innovation studies and social psychology.
Martin W Bauer is a Professor of Social Psychology at the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Science, LSE, UK
Petra Pansegrau is a Senior Researcher at Bielefeld University, Germany
Rajesh Shukla is an applied statistician, currently heading the not-for-profit Indian think tank "People Research on India’s Consumer Economy" (PRICE)
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