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Douglas, H. (2005). Inserting the Public Into Science. In: Maasen, S., Weingart, P. (eds) Democratization of Expertise?. Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, vol 24. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3754-6_9

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