TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peter Muhlberger
AU  - Lisa M. PytlikZillig
AU  - Alan J. Tomkins
AU  - Myiah J. Hutchens
AU  - Frank J. Gonzalez
AB  - This compact open access reference delves beyond popular concepts of educated consumers and an informed public by examining the science behind deliberative engagement. Using data from four longitudinal studies, the authors assess public engagement methods in deliberative discussions of ethical, legal, and social issues concerning innovations in nanotechnology. Coverage includes the theoretical origins of the studies, forms of engagement and variations used, and in-depth details on cognitive, affective, and social components that go into the critical thinking process and forming of opinions. Not only are the findings intriguing in and of themselves, but researchers from varied fields will also find them useful in pursuing their own projects. Featured in the coverage: Experimental methods and measures used in relation to specific outcomes. Forms of deliberative engagement affecting objective and subjective knowledge. Effects of engagement variables on attitude formation, change, and polarization. Tracing the processes leading to policy acceptance and support. Study conclusions and evaluation. Plus supplemental materials giving readers access to full study data. Since public engagement methods are widely regarded as valuable for policy input, planning purposes, and understanding societal processes, Deliberative Engagement with Science stands to have a wide audience among psychologists, researchers, academics, and policymakers, as well as professionals in the corporate sphere and the tech industries.
DO  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78160-0
ID  - OAPEN ID: 27177
KW  - education-oriented communications
KW  - cognitive-affective engagement
KW  - polarization of public attitudes
KW  - science
KW  - nanotechnology public policy issues
KW  - technology and society
KW  - experimental manipulations of deliberative engagement
KW  - experimental social science
KW  - innovation policy
L1  - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-78160-0
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/44671
PB  - Springer Nature
PY  - 2018
SN  - 9783319781594
SN  - 9783319781600
TI  - Deliberative Public Engagement with Science: An Empirical Investigationnull
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