Science Policy and public engagement: communication and complexity in policy making

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Two papers on science in public policy.  The first from Nancy Baron on scientists as communicators and the second from Roland Schenkel on the complexities of scientific input into policy.

  • Baron, N. (2010). "Stand up for science." Nature 468(7327): 1032-1033.
  • Schenkel, R. (2010). "The Challenge of Feeding Scientific Advice into Policy-Making." Science 330(6012): 1749-1751.
Themes: 
Science policy
Public engagement with science

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