Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an
institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction of new knowledge as …

This paper analyses the recent widespread moves to 'restore'public trust in science by
developing an avowedly two-way, public dialogue with science initiatives. Noting how …

Based on Moscovici's (1961) classical study on the cultivation of psychoanalytic ideas in
France in the 1950's and our own research on modern biotechnology, we propose a …

It''s been more than two decades since the first edition of this landmark book garnered public
accolades for its sensitive yet honest and forthright approach to the many disquieting …

Public concerns about new technologies like genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have
occasioned recognition of a crisis of public confi dence in science in late-modern society …

There are two further striking findings. The first is that whereas the cloning of animals for
medical purposes is widely rejected, the cloning of human cells and tissues for similar …

It seems that the general public is somewhat disillusioned with science and technology and
is demanding greater participation in important decisions as to their application in everyday …

Social representation theory is scrutinized for its capacity to ask new questions and to give
new answers to social psychological problems. Its social constructionist implications and …

Public attitudes toward biotechnology in the European Union have been characterized as
negative using Eurobarometer data, but so far little attention has been paid to building a …

Brings together social psychologists from the US and Europe to present the major concepts
and applications of social representation theory. Both content and methodological issues …