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Dr Hauke Riesch
Deputy Head of Department / Divisional Lead / Senior Lecturer in Sociology

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Summary

I am a sociologist of science with a particular interest in science communication, risk and environmental science and interdisciplinary relations between sociology and philosophy of science.

After completing a PhD on scientists' views on philosophy of science at University College London, I worked as a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge on the public understanding of risk and energy policy, and more recently at Imperial College London on public understanding of environmental change. I have been working at Brunel since 2012.

Qualifications:

  • BSc Physics & Philosophy (King's College London)
  • MSc Philosophy & History of Science (King's College London)
  • PhD Science & Technology Studies (University College London)

Responsibility

Work Placement Convenor for Sociology and Communications

Undergraduate Admissions Tutor for Sociology and Communications

Newest selected publications

Lewis, J., Bartlett, A., Riesch, H. and Stephens, N. (2023) 'Why we need a public understanding of social science'. Public Understanding of Science, 32 (5). pp. 658 - 672. ISSN: 0963-6625 Open Access Link

Journal article

Stephens, N., Vrikki, P., Riesch, H. and Martin, O. (2022) 'Protesting populist knowledge practices: Collective effervescence at the March for Science London'. Cultural Sociology, 16 (2). pp. 212 - 230. ISSN: 1749-9755 Open Access Link

Journal article

Riesch, H., Vrikki, P., Stephens, N., Lewis, J. and Martin, O. (2021) '“A Moment of Science, Please”: Activism, Community, and Humor at the March for Science'. Bulletin of Science Technology and Society, 41 (2-3). pp. 46 - 57. ISSN: 0270-4676 Open Access Link

Journal article

Riesch, H. (2021) 'Apocalyptic narratives: Science, risk and prophecy'. Routledge. ISSN 10: 0367275732 ISSN 13: 9780367275730

Book

Riesch, H. (2020) 'Citizen science, environmental crisis and redemption'. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Sociologica. pp. 127 - 138. ISSN: 2081-6642

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