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020			_a0199469121(hardback)
020			_a9780199469123 (hardback)
100	1		_aVarughese, Shiju Sam. _e
245	1	0	_aContested knowledge : _bscience, media and democracy in Kerala / _cShiju Sam Varughese.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew Delhi ; _bOxford University Press, _c2017.
300			_axvi, 290 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.
505			_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. _g _r _t
520			_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.
650		0	_aCommunication in science _zIndia _zKerala.
650		0	_aDemocracy and science _zIndia _zKerala.
650		0	_aScience _xSocial aspects _zIndia _zKerala.
650		0	_aScience in mass media.
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