14TH SEPTEMBER 2011

DE WAAIER   UNIVERSITY OF TWENT

Science is put in the dock, so it seems. Experts are under attack, there is public agitation on the internet. Yet we cherish expertise as never before, and cite expert sources whenever they suit us. Are we friends, or enemies, or both?

Contributions from:

• Jonathan Potter (Loughborough University)
• Arie Rip  University of Twente
• Klasien Horstman  Maastricht University
• Jan Staman Rathenau Institute
• Cees van Woerkum  Wageningen University

This symposium looks at the dynamic role of expertise in our society. How should we understand the notion of expertise? What operates as credible expertise, and when?

Is scientific expertise overrated, and are other forms of expertise too easily
dismissed? Or is it precisely the other way around? And what, if anything, does this mean for communicating science and technology?

Organised by:
Hedwig te Molder  University of Twente – Wageningen University
Tsjalling Swierstra  Maastricht University

Attendance is free of charge.

For further information: http://www.anorg.chem.uu.nl/frenemies/

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