[ICISTS-KAIST 2013] Maja Horst : Public Engagement with Science - The Danish Case
Channel: ICISTS
Date: 2014-05-05

[ICISTS-KAIST 2013] Parallel Session - Maja Horst

Public Engagement with Science - The Danish Case

In the postwar era, we saw effort on the scientists' part to educate science to the public, what is popularly known as the Public Understanding of Science. While the overall aim to bring science closer to the public scene is to be respected, its patronizing attitudes using the "deficit model"  has brought about much criticism. Now with the Public Engagement with Science, the public is not just an ignorant agent that must be enlightened, but rather principals who can decide and debate on what is being researched. Dr. Maja Horst, the Head of Department of Media, Cognition, and Communication at the University of Copenhagen, provides broad concepts of the Danish model of Science Communication which has been internationally renowned for its participatory elements and reflects on the relationship between science, society and democracy.

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