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Counteracting the Politicization of Science
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Few trends in science have generated as much discussion as its politicization. This occurs when an actor emphasizes the inherent uncertainty of science to cast doubt on the existence of scientific consensus. In this article, we offer a framework that generates predictions about when communications can be used to counteract politicization efforts aimed at novel energy technologies. We then present evidence from nationally representative survey experiments to demonstrate how warnings to dismiss future politicization and corrections to ignore past claims can counteract politicization's effects. The results provide novel insights about science communication in a politicized era and offer a blueprint on which future work can build.
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- Authors
- Bolsen, T., & Druckman, J. N.
- Venue
- Journal of Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2015-07-06
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 745-769
- ISSN
- 0021-9916 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1786233173
- Cited by
- 298
- References
- 90
- FWCI
- 55.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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