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Privacy in the age of the internet of things: perceptions and practices in hous...

Scientific and media discourse on the Internet of Things (IoT) emphasizes privacy concerns as a possible hurdle to widespread adoption. Drawing on a study conducted with users of home IoT devices and stakeholders, this article examines their perceptions, attitudes, and practices through the framework of privacy concerns, privacy rationales, and privacy work. The results show that users are ambivalent regarding ...

Sociotechnical Imaginaries of the Internet of Things

This chapter aims to identify different/competing sociotechnical imaginaries around Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the discourses and imagery on its affordances, as well as its risks, and the actors that engage in building/promoting/contesting these imaginaries. It is based on print media analysis, in particular systematic content analysis of news articles (and their images) published in the past ten year...

Smartness as a New Paradigm for Retail? Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Autonomou...

AS), they are typically described as AI-powered physical spaces that monitor customer interactions, automatically bill for items, and allow customers to simply pick up goods and leave without the traditional checkout (Phillips et al., 2022). Media often describe autonomous stores as the «store of the future» (NYT, 2018, news article) and the «future of shopping» (The Guardian, 2016, news article), demonstrating...

Care and surveillance of children through domestic Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a range of technologies through which mundane objects are connected to the internet, collecting data about their environment and being able to be remotely operated. In domestic settings, they can be used to provide care for children but devices can also be used by them. This article aims to present an integrated analysis of IoT uses within the family context, particularly with re...

Personal Epistemologies and Science Information: Exploring the Role of Scientif...

This chapter is based on a consultation on science communication organised in Portugal, in November 2019, in the context of the EU-funded project CONCISE (Communication Role on Perception and Beliefs of EU Citizens about Science). The main goal of the project was to provide qualitative knowledge through citizen consultation on the sources/channels by which EU citizens acquire their science-related knowledge and...

Adapting whilst recovering: Local responses to the 2017 wildfires in Portugal

In recent decades, wildfires have become increasingly frequent and destructive worldwide. To tackle them, a shift in wildfire governance has been advocated: from fighting fire towards a ‘coexisting with fire’ strategy that emphasises fostering long-term, community-led transformations to reduce wildfire risk. This topic has received scant attention, particularly in Southern Europe, a region also grappling with l...

Comunicação de ciência em Portugal: A perspetiva dos comunicadores e dos seus p...

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Reception practices of science communication in Portugal

Science communication is a crucial activity for informing the public about scientific discoveries, the processes of scientific research, or the risks and benefits of various technologies. As part of a European project, this article, based on qualitative data (a consultation with a hundred Portuguese citizens), explores how people access scientific information, what they know about science communication in Portu...

Zines de divulgação científica, SciComPt - rede de comunicação de ciência e tec...

Trust matters: The Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe Study

This article presents the design of a seven-country study focusing on childhood vaccines, Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy in Europe (VAX-TRUST), developed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study consists of (a) situation analysis of vaccine hesitancy (examination of individual, socio-demographic and macro-level factors of vaccine hesitancy and analysis of media coverage on vaccines and vaccination and (b) particip...