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Social Epistemology
A Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Policy
Volume 36, 2022 - Issue 5: Special Issue: Social Indicators of Trust in Experts and Institutions; Guest editors: T.Y. Branch and Gloria Origgi
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Research Article

Knowledge Brokers in Crisis: Public Communication of Science During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Carlo Martinia Faculty of Philosophy, Vita Salute San Raffaele University and Centre for Philosophy of Social Science, University of HelsinkiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Davide Battistib IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Scientific Institute and Research Centre for Clinical Ethics, University of InsubriaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6175-9625View further author information
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Federico Binac Faculty of Philosophy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6778-4418View further author information
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Monica Consolandic Faculty of Philosophy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele UniversityORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1516-1953View further author information
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Pages 656-669 | Published online: 21 Sep 2022

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