Science as a Public Good: Findings From a Survey of March for Science Participants Academic Article

abstract

• © 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. On April 22, 2017, millions of people marched for science in response to a growing sense of urgency for preserving scientific funding and knowledge, both perceived as threatened by the Trump administration. This research note highlights data collected at three marches: Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, California; and Austin, Texas. We examine marcher motivations for participation, finding the environment, current administration, and science funding were most prevalent. Furthermore, we find the majority of marchers support stances that position science as public good, including the belief that science informs responsible government policies and the support of government investments in science.

authors

• Ross-Wootton, Ashley

published proceedings

• SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

altmetric score

• 23.76

author list (cited authors)

• Ross, A. D., Struminger, R., Winking, J., & Wedemeyer-Strombel, K. R.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Ross, Ashley D||Struminger, Rhonda||Winking, Jeffrey||Wedemeyer-Strombel, Kathryn R

publication date

• April 2018

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

keywords

• Climate Change
• March For Science
• Public Goods
• Science Activists
• Trump Administration

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1075547018758076

start page

• 228

end page

• 245

volume

• 40

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1075547018758076

user-defined tag

• 4 Quality Education