Communicating Science in Social Contexts: New models, new practices

Science communication, as a multidisciplinary field, has developed remarkably in recent years. It is now a distinct and exceedingly dynamic science that melds theoretical approaches with practical experience. Formerly well—established theoretical models now seem out of step with the social reality of the sciences, and the previously clear—cut delineations and interacting domains between cultural fields have blurred. Communicating Science in Social Contexts examines that shift, which itself ...