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Silencing science: partisanship and the career of a publication disputing the dangers of secondhand smoke
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Abstract This paper examines the silencing of science, that is, efforts to prevent the making of specific scientific claims in any or all of the arenas in which these claims are typically reported or circulated. Those trying to mute the reporting or circulation of... view more
This paper examines the silencing of science, that is, efforts to prevent the making of specific scientific claims in any or all of the arenas in which these claims are typically reported or circulated. Those trying to mute the reporting or circulation of scientific claims are termed “partisans.” The paper examines silencing through a systematic examination of the “rapid responses” to a smoking study published in the British Medical Journal claiming that secondhand smoke is not as dangerous as conventionally believed. Media coverage of the smoking study is also examined, as is the question of whether there is self-silencing by the media regarding doubts about the negative effects of passive smoke. The results suggest that the public consensus about the negative effects of passive smoke is so strong that it has become part of a regime of truth that cannot be intelligibly questioned.... view less
Document language
English
Publication Year
2005
Page/Pages
p. 5-23
Journal
Public Understanding of Science, 14 (2005) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662505048515
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)