Scientists, Experts, and Civic Engagement - Walking a Fine Line (Hardcover, New Ed)

How do scientists, scholars, and other experts engage with the general public and with the communities affected by their work or residing in their sites of study? Where are the fine lines between public scholarship, civic engagement, and activism? Must academics 'give back' once they collect data and publish results? In this volume, authors from a wide range of disciplines examine these relationships to assess how they can be fruitful or challenging. Describing the methodological and ethical issues that experts must consider when carrying out public scholarship, this book includes a checklist for critical factors of success in engagement and an examination of the role of digital social media in science communication. Illustrated by a range of case studies addressing environmental issues (climate change, resource use, post-disaster policy) and education, it offers an investigation into the levels and ways in which scholars can engage, and how and whether academics and experts who engage in community work and public scholarship are acknowledged and rewarded for doing so by their institutions. Also bringing into the debate the perspective of citizens who have collaborated with academics, the book offers an exploration of the democratizing potential of participatory action research.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy and Practice
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2015
Authors:	Amy E. Lesen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	166
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4724-1524-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Applied ecology > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4724-1524-8
Barcode:	9781472415240

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