The Circulation of Knowledge in Public Discourse-Between 'Popularization' and 'Populization'

• Autorzy: Karol Franczak
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The main objective of this paper is to investigate the circulation of knowledge in public discourse. Two models of circulation, which could be called the 'popularization' and 'populization' of knowledge, are discussed. The first is identified with the traditional activity of academic elites and usually involves informing the general public about scientific discoveries and translating hermetic academic jargon into language accessible to a wider audience. The second attempts to describe the process whereby the dominant administrators of scientific knowledge lose their monopoly position. An especially valuable proposal for describing 'popularization' and 'populization' is the category of 'de-distantiation' (the reduction and weakening of distances in social relations) invented by Karl Mannheim. The circulation of knowledge is also considered as an important component of modernization and anti-modernization discourse.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Theory of knowledge; Journalism; Discourse analysis

PL

Teoria wiedzy; Dziennikarstwo; Analiza dyskursu

• Czasopismo: Polish Sociological Review
• Rocznik: 2016
• Numer: nr 1 (193)
• Strony: 19--32

Twórcy

autor

Karol Franczak

• University of Łódź

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