Assumptions of the deficit model type of thinking: Ignorance, attitudes, and science communication in the debate on genetic engineering in agriculture. Ahteensuu, M. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 25(3):295–313, 2012. 1doi abstract bibtex This paper spells out and discusses four assumptions of the deficit model type of thinking. The assumptions are: First, the public is ignorant of science. Second, the public has negative attitudes towards (specific instances of) science and technology. Third, ignorance is at the root of these negative attitudes. Fourth, the public's knowledge deficit can be remedied by one-way science communication from scientists to citizens. It is argued that there is nothing wrong with ignorance-based explanations per se. Ignorance accounts at least partially for many cases of opposition to specific instances of science and technology. Furthermore, more attention needs to be paid to the issue of relevance. In regard to the evaluation of a scientific experiment, a technology, or a product, the question is not only "who knows best?," but also "what knowledge is relevant and to what extent?." Examples are drawn primarily from the debate on genetic engineering in agriculture. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
@article{ahteensuu_assumptions_2012,
title = {Assumptions of the deficit model type of thinking: {Ignorance}, attitudes, and science communication in the debate on genetic engineering in agriculture},
volume = {25},
shorttitle = {Assumptions of the deficit model type of thinking},
doi = {10.1007/s10806-011-9311-9},
abstract = {This paper spells out and discusses four assumptions of the deficit model type of thinking. The assumptions are: First, the public is ignorant of science. Second, the public has negative attitudes towards (specific instances of) science and technology. Third, ignorance is at the root of these negative attitudes. Fourth, the public's knowledge deficit can be remedied by one-way science communication from scientists to citizens. It is argued that there is nothing wrong with ignorance-based explanations per se. Ignorance accounts at least partially for many cases of opposition to specific instances of science and technology. Furthermore, more attention needs to be paid to the issue of relevance. In regard to the evaluation of a scientific experiment, a technology, or a product, the question is not only "who knows best?," but also "what knowledge is relevant and to what extent?." Examples are drawn primarily from the debate on genetic engineering in agriculture. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.},
language = {en},
number = {3},
journal = {Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics},
author = {Ahteensuu, Marko},
year = {2012},
note = {1},
keywords = {4 Social aspects of ignorance, Attitudes, Deficit model, Dimensions sociales de l'ignorance, Genetic engineering, Nanotechnology, PRINTED (Fonds papier), Science communication, ignorance},
pages = {295--313},
}
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