Lewis, Jamie, Bartlett, Andrew James orcid.org/0000-0002-6927-0899, Riesch, Hauke et al. (1 more author) (2023) Why we need a Public Understanding of Social Science. Public understanding of science. ISSN 0963-6625
Abstract
Who is licensed to make knowledge claims about society? A more diffuse group of individuals are afforded the status of legitimate speakers on society in the public sphere than is the case when the questions relate to the expertise of the natural sciences. We draw on the concept of the ‘locus of legitimate interpretation’ and the sensibilities of Collins and Evans’ Studies of Expertise and Experience programme to help make sense of these issues. The social sciences are not the natural sciences, and one key difference is their relationship with publics. The social sciences are intrinsically entangled, at both the level of the research question and the research subject/object, with public knowledge, the knowledges of publics and public interests. We therefore outline what these differences might mean for a serious, distinct and purposive Public Understanding of Social Science programme and how this differs from current work in the Public Understanding of Science.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2023 |
Keywords: | Public Understanding of Science,Public Engagement,Sociology,Social Sciences |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2023 09:00 |
Last Modified: | 01 Dec 2024 01:21 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625221141862 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/09636625221141862 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:195417 |
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