Chapter 1: Introduction - Section A: Trustworthy science communicators - Chapter 2: Scientist-citizenship, scientist-activism, scientist-rhetors: Reconceptualizing the ethos of expertise for the crises of our times -- Chapter 3: The role of science communication in building trust in scientific expertise -- Chapter 4: Contestation of science, post-truth regimes, and emotions, A review -- Chapter 5: Celebrity scientists as mediators between science and the public in an acute health crisis -- Chapter 6: Communicative roles of scientists in intermingling online public arenas: An analytical framework -- Chapter 7: Trusting the martyr: The appeal of the “rogue expert” archetype in science-skeptical narratives - Section B: Trust and the field of science communication -- Chapter 8: Third-order science communication: What is it, and where can I get some? -- Chapter 9: The devil in the disciplines: Towards a science communication culture informed by field-specific self-reflection -- Chapter 10: Riskcommunication and stories -- Chapter 11: Post-truth science communication as knowledge (of) failure -- Chapter 12: Science communication in small countries: Language, communities and trust -- Chapter 13: Dialogical digital relationships: A model for digital science -- Chapter 14: Portraying pesticides: An application of CLT in news coverage of glyphosate in French and German English-language online articles -- Chapter 15: Science communication in family communication in the age of artificial intelligence: Who is more trustworthy to children: parents or robots? -- Chapter 16: The evil corporation trope: An analysis of popular science-fiction films - Section C: Trust in science -- Chapter 17: Beyond the binary of trust and mistrust -- Chapter 18: How public good matters complicate the public trust question for science -- Chapter 19: Resources, values, trust: Sharing in stem cell research -- Chapter 20: The definitional and measurement problems of trust and distrust in science -- Chapter 21: Trust cues in content about science: How the media present female and male scientists differently -- Chapter 22: Identifying segments of trust in science in South Africa and Germany: A comparative study -- Chapter 23: Personal epistemologies and science information: Exploring the role of scientific evidence and trust -- Chapter 24: The complex discursive construction of ‘trust in vaccines’ among parents: a cross-linguistic study -- Chapter 25: Spelling errors and 'shouting' capitalization implicitly lead to linearly additive penalties to trustworthiness of online health information: Online randomised experiments with laypersons -- Chapter 26: Conclusion.

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Science Communication and Trust is a thought-provoking volume that thoroughly explores ‘trust’ and ‘distrust’ in science in relation to science communication, and that will act as an important intervention into public and policy discussion of these topics. I look forward to using it in my teaching and beyond! Sarah R. Davies, Professor of Technosciences, Materiality, and Digital Cultures, University of Vienna Trust is a key concept for understanding science communication; yet, it is often the object of stereotypes and prejudices, particularly about (alleged) mistrust in science. The book edited by Fage-Butler, Ledderer and Nielsen is a much welcome contribution to clarify and articulate the multiple dimensions of this concept. Massimiano Bucchi, Professor of Science and Technology in Society, Director of Master SCICOMM, Università di Trento, Italy This timely, genuinely multidisciplinary, volume explores the neglected dynamics of trust in science communication. By highlighting the contextual factors that shape trust in science, the book offers fresh insights into how public trust can be fostered or, conversely, eroded and thus, deepens our understanding of the complex relationship between trust in science and the strategies for communicating its findings. Maria Baghramian, Professor of Philosophy, University College Dublin This open access book presents groundbreaking research with new empirical findings, diverse methods, and advanced theoretical perspectives on science communication and trust. Enhanced by international scholarship, its three thematic sections — trustworthy science communicators, contexts of science communication, and aspects of trust in science — offer invaluable insights. Antoinette Fage-Butler is an Associate Professor at Aarhus University whose research centres on the communication of science, risk and trust. Loni Ledderer, Associate Professor at Aarhus University, investigates change processes in care practices and participation in public health. Kristian H. Nielsen, Associate Professor at Aarhus University, specializes in scientific expertise in public debate and science communication.

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