Articles | Volume 46
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-46-11-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-46-11-2019
31 Jan 2019
 | 31 Jan 2019

The need to transform Science Communication from being multi-cultural via cross-cultural to intercultural

Simon Schneider and Liv Heinecke

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This article is about the importance of recognizing and accepting intercultural differences in the way science is understood and interpreted. By taking individual routines of interpreting science into account, science communication and science management will become more efficient and successful in terms of integrating local communities and non-scientific audiences. We provide examples of how to consider intercultural context while planning field research.