Useful documents and frameworks
• Useful documents and frameworksKey science communication texts, international and local frameworks and other useful resources. There are several key texts in the field of science communication that have greatly influenced how scientists and communicators think about conveying scientific information to the public. Here are some of the most influential ones.
South African frameworks and guidelines
- Science Engagement Strategy (DSI)
- M&E Framework for the Science, Technology and Innovation System in SA (DSI and Naci)
International frameworks and guidelines
- Open Science Framework https://osf.io/
- The Royal Society’s Public Understanding of Science aka the Bodmer report, 1985 (remains a seminal science communication text)
- The European Commission’s Masis Report aka Challenging Futures of Science in Society
- Future Earth 2025 Vision Future Earth is a global network of scientists, researchers, and innovators collaborating for a more sustainable planet
- The Horizon Papers updated March 2021, see what research the EU’s new R&D programme will fund
Suggested reading
- RRI: How to ‘mainstream’ the ‘upstream’ engagement by Alexander Gerber
(Note the transdisciplinary approach as a given and a requirement instead of, as in the past, a novelty.) - The Rightful Place of Science: Science, Values, and Democracy The 2016 Descartes Lectures by Heather Douglas
- Politics of science communication in South Africa by Dr Hester du Plessis
- Science Communication in South Africa: Reflections on Current Issues by Peter Weingart, Marina Joubert & Bankole Falade
- The Emancipatory power of Science Communication by Dr Hester du Plessis
- The Rightful Place of Science: Science, Values, and Democracy by Heather Douglas of Michigan State University
