Maja Horst
Professor
Department of Communication
KUA2, Building: 14-3-41
2300 København S
Primary fields of research
As a researcher, I am interested in the relationship between science and society - with particular emphasis on public communication about science and technology. I work within these particular areas:
- Science and Technology Studies
- Science Communication
- Public Understanding of Science
- Research Organization and Management
- Higher Education
- Sociology of Innovation
Current research
I am currently working on
- Science Communication as a cultural phenomenon
- Scientific Social Responsibility
- The sociel role of universities
- Research communication through installations and events
Teaching
I have been teaching and supervising at Bachelors, Masters and PhD level within the following areas:
- Science and Technology Studies
- Communication theory
- Strategic, Political and Risk Communication
- Theory of science
- Qualitative methods
- Problem oriented project work
Selected publications
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Science Communication: Culture, Identity and Citizenship
Davies, S. R. & Horst, Maja, 2016, London: Palgrave Macmillan. 266 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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"Nothing really responsible goes on here": scientists’ experience and practice of responsibility
Glerup, C., Davies, S. R. & Horst, Maja, 2017, In : Journal of Responsible Innovation. 4, 3, p. 319-336 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Reframing Science Communication
Horst, Maja, Davies, S. R. & Irwin, A., 2016, The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. Felt, U., Fouché, R., Miller, C. A. & Smith-Doerr, L. (eds.). 4 ed. Cambridge: MIT Press, p. 881-908 28 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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A field of expertise, the organization, or science itself? Representing Research in Public Communication
Horst, Maja, 2013, In : Science Communication. 35, 6, p. 758-779 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Breaking & Entering
Horst, Maja, Dalsgård, B., Davies, S. R., Glerup, C., Sandvik, K., Knudsen, J., Juul, A., Heinz, Nanna & Holm, Sune Hannibal, 22 Jun 2014Research output: Non-textual form › 2D/3D (psysical products) › Communication
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Selling the selling point: How innovation communication creates users of virtual worlds architecture
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Mapping 'Social Responsibility' in Science
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A field of expertise, the organization, or science itself? Representing Research in Public Communication
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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