Guston David H
Arizona State University, USA.
Public Underst Sci. 2014 Jan;23(1):53-9. doi: 10.1177/0963662513476403.
This paper reviews efforts of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU) to begin to build capacity for public engagement with science in the United States. First, the paper sets a context in the US of the current challenges to democracy and for science. It then reviews the literature on the accomplishments of the National Citizens' Technology Forum (NCTF) on nanotechnology and human enhancement, held in 2008, as well as some caveats that emerged from that enterprise. It concludes with a brief discussion of two kinds of activities - participation in the World Wide Views process organized by the Danish Board of Technology, and methodological innovations that include more concrete and experiential modes of engagement - that have spun off from the NCTF.
本文回顾了美国亚利桑那州立大学纳米技术社会中心（CNS - ASU）为在美国开展公众科学参与能力建设所做的努力。首先，本文为美国当前民主面临的挑战以及科学面临的挑战设定了背景。接着，回顾了2008年举行的关于纳米技术与人类增强的全国公民技术论坛（NCTF）的成果相关文献，以及该活动出现的一些注意事项。最后简要讨论了从NCTF衍生出的两类活动——参与丹麦技术委员会组织的全球视野活动，以及包括更具体和体验式参与模式在内的方法创新。
