title: On the weakness of strong ties.
abstract: Departing from experiences at a recent conference on Science in Dialogue, the paper reflects on the significance of the closure of the Danish Board of Technology as a government funded institution. It is argued that the lack of active support from the Danish public might be an unanticipated consequence of the Board's successful institutionalisation.
authors.affiliation: University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horst
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003718:Denmark; D005380:Financing, Government; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D011639:Public Opinion; D013672:Technology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: consensus conferences; governance of science and technology; participation in science policy; public understanding of science