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Communicating Space in Portugal: civic engagement?
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This work is an analytical and pragmatic approach about the way
the space industry is communicated in Portugal, establishing,
simultaneously, a parallel with the current context in other countries.
Knowing that the space exploration sector has such a huge impact in our
lives - even if we don't realize it - it is important to make known how it can
contribute to innumerous aspects in our society and how relevant it is for
matters of public interest such as monitoring pandemics, climate changes,
resources management among many others.
Portugal always had the instinct to seek new worlds. We should look
at space exploration not just as a mean to expand the reach of mankind,
but also as a vital part of the solution to conquer different world
challenges. Portugal has in fact an ever growing and developing space
exploration industry, underlining its contribution as an inner part of the
european space expansion.
The space run may have begun as a search for new horizons, but
the further we go the more we are able to learn about our little blue marble.
Hopefully, gaining a new perspective of it and fueling the common goal of
preserving it. It is now, more than ever, crucial that space activities can
move beyond observation to action. The next space run may not be about
competition between nations, but about humanity against the clock.
Therefore, as part of science communication, communicating the
space is part of a best citizenship in a way that it can result in interactions
that generate mutual opportunities for learning between the scientific
community and members of the public.
In this article, the first results considering a content analysis of the
most important public documents provided by the largests portuguese
institutions in the space industry will be presented.
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Keywords
Space industry Public interest Industry Portugal
Citation
Silva, F.B. & Eiró-Gomes, M. (2020, out, 22-23). Communicating Space in Portugal: Civic engagement?. Paper presented, Online, at International Conference 2020 Pre-Global Summit - Building Bridges Through Civic Engagement, Emerson College, Boston, MA, USA
Publisher
Emerson College
Blanquerna Universitat
Blanquerna Universitat