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...Public mistrust of government experts and the importance of transparency in building trust. Experts need an understanding of natural and social factors. Risk and accountability There is a need for 'experts' with specialist knowledge to make decisions but democracy means demanding accountability. An inter-disciplinary approach is considered essential to study of risk....

...public life are encapsulated in the crisis over ‘fake news’ – a term that first broke into public consciousness around 2016. The idea of politicians and other public figures playing fast and loose with the truth isn’t new, of course. What’s new is the media environment we now live in, and particularly, the influence of the internet and other digital...

...public dissent, many considered Brazil to be the “country of the future.” Charles de Gaulle reportedly added the phrase, “and will always be so.” The optimism was founded on the country’s huge stockpile of mineral resources, rich agricultural land and human capital in its well-developed southern and central regions. De Gaulle’s ironic addition referred to the...

...public sector nursery nurses in Scotland...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Setting the scene When we think about things like militancy, trade unionism, struggle and fightback, we draw on familiar imagery of braziers at shipyard gates and pitheads. We think of charged mass meetings, packed full of angry and determined … well, men. It is...