Afterword / Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom. Introduction to this book / Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom -- Part 3. How ethics matters. Effective because ethical : speech act theory as a framework for scientists' communication / Jean Goodwin -- Communicating science-based information about risk : how ethics can help / Paul B. Thompson -- Communicating climate change and other evidence-based controversies : challenges to ethics in practice / Susanna Priest -- Framing science for democratic engagement / Leah Sprain -- Part 2. Professional practice. Exploring the ethics of using narratives to communicate in science policy contexts / Michael F. Dahlstrom and Shirley S. Ho -- Science communication as communication about persons / Brent Ranalli -- Journalists, expert sources, and ethical issues in science communication / Marjorie Kruvand -- The ethics and boundaries of industry environmental campaigns / Barbara Miller Gaither and Janas Sinclair -- Scientists' duty to communicate : exploring ethics, public communication, and scientific practice / Sarah R. Davies -- Part 3. Case studies. Just the facts or expert opinion? : the backtracking approach to socially responsible science communication / Daniel J. McKaughan and Kevin C. Elliott -- Controversy, commonplaces, and ethical science communication : the case of consumer genetic testing / Lora Arduser -- Excluding "anti-biotech" activists from Canadian agri-food policy making : ethical implications of the deficit model of science communication / Kelly Bronson -- Science communication ethics : a reflexive view / Alain LeĢtourneau -- How discourse illuminates the ruptures between scientific and cultural rationalities / Cynthia-Lou Coleman -- Afterword / Susanna Priest, Jean Goodwin, and Michael F. Dahlstrom.
Summary:
"From climate to vaccination, stem-cell research to evolution, scientific work is often the subject of public controversies in which scientists and science communicators find themselves enmeshed. Especially with such hot-button topics, science communication plays vital roles. Gathering together the work of a multidisciplinary, international collection of scholars, the editors of Ethics and Practice in Science Communication present an enlightening dialogue involving these communities, one that articulates the often differing objectives and ethical responsibilities communicators face in bringing a range of scientific knowledge to the wider world. In three sections--how ethics matters, professional practice, and case studies--contributors to this volume explore the many complex questions surrounding the communication of scientific results to nonscientists. Has the science been shared clearly and accurately? Have questions of risk, uncertainty, and appropriate representation been adequately addressed? And, most fundamentally, what is the purpose of communicating science to the public: Is it to inform and empower? Or to persuade--to influence behavior and policy? By inspiring scientists and science communicators alike to think more deeply about their work, this book reaffirms that the integrity of the communication of science is vital to a healthy relationship between science and society today." -- From the publisher.
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