As I mentioned last week, I've recently given some talks about how to use scicomm to achieve positive institutional change. My most recent talk was an overview of my current research program, and I included loads of relevant citations on the slides. Of course, slides go by way too fast, even if you're re-viewing a talk via a recording.
Moreover, if the research literature on science communication feels daunting, the scope of disciplines relevant to academic/institutional change to enhance scicomm are exponentially broader. So, I'm sharing a bibliography of the references I pointed to in my latest talk.
The bibliography and my talk address a few major themes:
Scientists conviction that science is vital and society should be using, trusting, and funding it.
Declining public trust/value of science.
Insights from scicomm that could help us bridge the gap.
Systemic/institutional barriers that prevent us from building/maintaining this bridge.
Projects within my research program that suggest ways we can overcome these barriers.
Evidence from my research program that changing academic systems can make a big difference for scientists in all career stages/job types.
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As always, if you tapped 10 other people for their bibliography for systemic change with/for scicomm, there would be 10 more -- likely quite distinct! -- reading lists. That's great! What I'm sharing here is not all-inclusive. There are hosts of other perspectives, voices, and disciplines that you can and should read to inform your approaches to systems change. This is just the literature that underpins the talk I gave, and it's hopefully a useful starting point.
How about you?
What would you add to this list? Why would you add those voices? How have you found those perspectives helpful for your action and thinking around systems change and scicomm?
As always, if you're having trouble accessing any of the papers linked to on this blog, don't pay for access! Just contact me. I'm happy to provide you a PDF. Better yet, contact the authors directly; most researchers are delighted to hear someone is interested in their work.
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