TY - BOOK AU - Varughese, Shiju Sam. TI - Contested Knowledge: Science, Media and Democracy in Kerala SN - 9780199469123 U1 - 303.483095483 23rd Ed. PY - 2017/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press N1 - CONTENTS: 1. Introduction. 2. Science, Media, Risk Politics: Constructing a Scientific Public Sphere. 3. Mediating Science: Scientific-Citizen Public and the Regional Press. 4. Public Regulation of Science: Clinical Trials at the Regional Cancer Centre. 5. Loss of Trust in Expert: Earthquakes, Dams and Well Collapses. 6. Border Crossings: The Coloured Rain Controversy. 7. The Backstage: Science News in the Making. 8. Conclusion: Science, Media, and the Question of Democracy. Appendix. References. Index. About the Author ER -