Chapter published in:
Science Communication in Times of Crisis
Edited by Pascal Hohaus
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 96] 2022
► pp. 1–14

Chapter 1
Communicating science in crisis societies

Challenges across disciplines, contexts and nations

| Leibniz University Hannover
Article outline
  • The research context of this volume
  • The structure of this volume
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
Published online: 10 August 2022
https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.96.01hoh
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