01960cam a2200265   45000010005000000200025000050200029000301000028000592450090000872500019001772640049001963000028002453360021002733370025002943380023003195040067003425050488004095200490008976500045013876500042014326500044014746500027015189990015015459520134015606649  a0199469121(hardback)  a9780199469123 (hardback)1 aVarughese, Shiju Sam.e10aContested knowledge :bscience, media and democracy in Kerala /cShiju Sam Varughese.  aFirst edition. 1aNew Delhi ;bOxford University Press,c2017.  axvi, 290 pages ;c23 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.  aCONTENTS: Introduction -- Science, media, Risk politics:  constructing a scientific public sphere -- Mediating  science: scientific-citizen public and the regional press  --Public regulation of science: clinical trails at the  regional cancer center -- Loss of trust in experts:  earthquakes,dams, and well collapses -- Border crossings:  the colored rain controversy -- The backstage: science  news in the making -- Conclusion: science, media, and the  question of democracy. grt  aThis work challenges the general perception that mass  media fails to communicate scientific studies and  research to the public. Through detailed case studies of  journalistic presentation of science news in regional  newspapers in Kerala, the book demonstrates that mass  media has a rather complex relationship with science in  contemporary democracies. The social dynamics of their  mutual resonance and its impact on public engagement with  science is the key emphasis ofthe book. 0aCommunication in sciencezIndiazKerala. 0aDemocracy and sciencezIndiazKerala. 0aSciencexSocial aspectszIndiazKerala. 0aScience in mass media.  c5599d5599  00102ddc40708MAINaRTCLIBbRTCLIBcMAINd2018-11-27h i10391l0o302.23 VARp30011140r2022-01-12 00:00:00w2018-11-27yMAIN