such as C1 “X is quite bad as it is” and C2 “We would be much better off if X were done away with or at least radically trans- formed” (ibid.). Of course, not every- body draws conclusions like C1 and C2 [...] Introduction Public engagement has become increasingly important within the sphere of science policy making.1 A broad range of discursive experiments and participatory meth- ods involving citizens, consumers, and [...] would like to carefully consider the role of the social sciences and the role(s) social scientists 1 In the following we summarise this as “participatory science policy making”, although we recognise that …

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The Cases of Cosmetic Surgery and Predictive Genetic Test- ing1 Peter Wehling (University of Augsburg) received 1 February 2005, received in revised form 11 May 2005, accepted 25 May 2005 Abstract Due to [...] of the social. 1 I would like to thank two anonymous reviewers and the editors of the journal for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of this article. 4 STI Studies 2005: 3-15 1 Introduction: D [...] Wehling-060705.doc Science, Technology & Innovation Studies Vol. 1, July 2005 ISSN: 1861-3675 SSTTII SSttuuddiieess www.sti-studies.de Social Inequalities Beyond the Modern Nature-Society- Divide? The …

and argue that it requires an integration of the roles of dialogue practioner and critical analyst.1 1 This article is the result of a project of the Centre for Society and Genomics in the Netherlands (at [...] argue that ‘doing dialogue’ is a form of interven- tionist and (quasi-)experimental social science. 1.1 Dialogue and public engagement Dialogue has become a buzzword in research and policy reports on sci- [...] J., 2007: Assessing delibera- tive quality: A coding scheme. In: Journal of Public Deliberation 3(1), 1-35. Vriend, H. de/M. Radstake, 2007: De DNA- Dialogen: evaluatie pilotproject interactie met publ …