Constituting Public Engagement: Meanings and Genealogies of PEST in Two U.K. Studies

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Constituting Public Engagement : Meanings and Genealogies of PEST in Two U.K. Studies. / Davies, Sarah Rachael.

In: Science Communication, Vol. 35, No. 6, 01.12.2013, p. 687-707.

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Davies, SR 2013, 'Constituting Public Engagement: Meanings and Genealogies of PEST in Two U.K. Studies', Science Communication, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 687-707. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547013478203

APA

Davies, S. R. (2013). Constituting Public Engagement: Meanings and Genealogies of PEST in Two U.K. Studies. Science Communication, 35(6), 687-707. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547013478203

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Davies SR. Constituting Public Engagement: Meanings and Genealogies of PEST in Two U.K. Studies. Science Communication. 2013 Dec 1;35(6):687-707. https://doi.org/10.1177/1075547013478203

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Davies, Sarah Rachael. / Constituting Public Engagement : Meanings and Genealogies of PEST in Two U.K. Studies. In: Science Communication. 2013 ; Vol. 35, No. 6. pp. 687-707.

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