We reflect on a decade of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) as a discourse
emerging from the European Commission (EC) 10 years ago. We discuss the foundations …

The role of values in scientific research has become an important topic of discussion in both
scholarly and popular debates. Pundits across the political spectrum worry that research on …

Nanotechnology involves the fabrication, manipulation, and control of materials at the atomic
level and may also bring novel uncertainties and risks. Potential parallels with other …

The prospect of fracking in the United Kingdom has been accompanied by significant public
unease. We outline how the policy debate is being framed by UK institutional actors, finding …

Solar radiation management techniques are a class of geoengineering methods designed to
reflect some of the inbound sunlight back into space with the intended effect of arresting …

Risk analysis (encompassing risk assessment, management, and communication) is touted
internationally as the most appropriate approach for governing nanomaterials. In this article …

Science and technological innovation wield unfathomable power in the shaping of social life
and the environment. Yet, the democratic control and shaping of technology remains at best …

Previous studies aimed at understanding public responses to emerging technologies have
given limited attention to the social and cultural processes through which public concerns …

" Can you Count the Clouds?" asks the voice of God from the whirlwind in the stunningly
beautiful catalogue of nature-questions from the Old Testament Book of Job. Tom McLeish …

Against the background of critique in public engagement scholarship on new and emerging
science and innovation, this article engages with the methodological and conceptual …