ABSTRACT
In 2007, Massimiano Bucchi and Federico Neresini chose a set of relevant examples, which in their view described very well the
profound change in terms and conditions under which scientific knowledge is produced, discussed and legitimated . . . A group of activists protest against GMO outside a biotechnology research institute. The citizens of a region vote in a referendum on a new waste disposal facility. A patients association compiles a database of the symptoms and clinical evolution of a rare genetic disease. A group of citizens is invited to discuss the issue of embryo stem cell research and produce a final document to be submitted to policy makers. 1
