Public engagement coming of age: From theory to practice in STS encounters with nanotechnology
Public engagement coming of age: From theory to practice in STS encounters with nanotechnology
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DOI：
10.1177/0963662510363054
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发表时间：
2011-11-01
影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Wickson, Fern
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作者：
Delgado, Ana;Kjolberg, Kamilla Lein;Wickson, Fern
在本文中，我们提出了一个研究的科学和技术研究（STS）的公众参与的观点，特别是侧重于理论和实践之间的差距。在旨在制定这一差距的概念图，我们确定了五个紧张的顶级主题。这些问题涉及到：“我们为什么要进行公众参与？““谁应该参与？”“应该如何组织呢？”“什么时候办？以及“它应该在哪里接地？““我们采用纳米技术作为一个范例，以帮助我们探索这些紧张局势。在实践中，一个人对一个紧张话题所做的选择可能会影响其他人的选择。提高对这些紧张关系的存在及其相互联系的认识，有助于建立反思能力，并使在“参与时代”工作的STS从业者看到各种可供选择的途径。".
In this paper, we present a study of Science and Technology Studies (STS) perspectives on public engagement, specifically focusing on the gap between theory and practice. In aiming to develop a conceptual map of this gap, we identify five top topics of tension. These are related to the general questions of: "Why should we do public engagement?," "Who should be involved?," "How should it be organised?," "When should it be done?" and "Where should it be grounded?" We employ nanotechnology as a paradigmatic case to help us explore these tensions. In practice, the choices one makes in relation to one topic of tension may influence the choices available for others. Enhanced awareness of the presence of these tensions, as well as their interconnections, can help build reflexive capacity and make visible the various alternative routes available for STS practitioners working in the "age of engagement.".