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Scientific controversies in museums: notes from a semi-peripheral country

Ana Delicado

Social Sciences Institute of the University of Lisbon, ana.delicado{at}ics.ul.pt

This research note discusses the representation of scientific controversies in museums in a particular national context, Portugal. Despite the recent development of the national scientific system and the field of science museums, the connection between science and society has remained weak. The description of the content of scientific exhibitions, namely about controversial issues, shows that science is still portrayed as beyond dispute and unequivocally beneficial and the public is dismissed as irrational and in need of enlightenment. The role of museums as forums for debate and exchange of ideas is yet to be fulfilled.

Key Words: controversy • GMOs • Portugal • science exhibitions • science museums

This version was published on November 1, 2009

Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 18, No. 6, 759-767 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0963662508098577
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