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2005 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Lost in Translation? Challenges for Participatory Governance of Science and Technology
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When, in the mid-1980s, the Royal Society in London published its influential
Public Understanding of Science
(1985) report, its main concern was the public’s alleged lack of sufficient knowledge and appreciation of science and technology; it feared this lack could hamper scientific-technological progress. This appeared to be born out by various public controversies and opinion surveys. The report sparked numerous initiatives and activities aimed at communicating science to the public and improving public perceptions of scientific-technological issues.