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Academics' attitudes toward engaging in public discussions: experimental evidence on the impact of engagement conditions

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Authors and Corporations: Püttmann, Vitus (Author), Ruhose, Jens (Author), Thomsen, Stephan L. (Author)
Other Authors: Ruhose, Jens 1984- [Author] • Thomsen, Stephan L. 1977- [Author]
Type of Resource: E-Book
Language: English
published:
Munich, Germany CESifo, Center for Economic Studies & Ifo Institute August 2021
Series: CESifo GmbH: CESifo working papers ; no. 9258 (2021)
Subjects:
science communication
public engagement
professor
survey experiment
intrinsic motivation
science communication
public engagement
professor
survey experiment
intrinsic motivation
Source: Verbunddaten SWB
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Summary: Academics are increasingly expected to engage in public discussions. We study how engagement conditions affect academics’ engagement attitudes via a survey experiment among 4,091 tenured professors in Germany. Consistent with the crowding-out of intrinsic motivation, we find lesspositive attitudes when emphasizing public authorities’ demands and public expectations regarding science’s societal relevance. Effects are particularly strong among professors endorsing science–society relations. Moreover, effects are similar when highlighting risks associated with engagement, but more pronounced for females, and absent when emphasizing public support for academics’ engagement. We conclude that considering individual incentive structures and safeguarding against repercussions may promote academics’ engagement.
Physical Description: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 50 Seiten); Illustrationen