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The changing rationale of science communication: a challenge to scientific autonomy

September 22, 2014 | Media and Technology, Informal/Formal Connections
We argue that the institutionalized push communication of academic institutions has become the dominant form of public science communication and has tended to force other forms and functions of science communication into the background. Given the new schemes of public funding, public communication of science now primarily serves the purpose of enabling academic institutions to promote themselves in a competition that has been forced upon them by the political domain. What academics working under these conditions say about themselves and their work (and what they do not) will depend crucially on the strategic communication goals and concepts of the organizations to which they belong. We surmise that the inherent logic of this form of science communication represents a potential threat to the autonomy of scientific research.

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  • Frank Marcinkowski
    Author
    University of Muenster
  • Matthias Kohring
    Author
    University of Mannheim
  • Citation

    ISSN : 1824-2049
    Publication Name: Journal of Science Communication
    Volume: 13
    Number: 3
    Resource Type: Reference Materials
    Discipline: General STEM
    Audience: Undergraduate/Graduate Students | Administration/Leadership/Policymakers | General Public | Scientists
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Informal/Formal Connections | Higher Education Programs

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