ROB FLYNN is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. He has researched and published in urban sociology and medical sociology, and about risk perception of new technologies. He was formerly Chair of the editorial board for Sociology, and currently is Chair of the editorial board of Sociology of Health and Illness. PAUL BELLABY is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. His research and publications have been in sociology of health, and his most recent studies include work on the risks of hydrogen energy, the use of the internet in public health, and q

• List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies; R.Flynn Public Dialogue and the Scientific Citizen; A.Irwin On the Signature of New Technologies: Materiality, Sociality and Practical Reasoning; T.Horlick-Jones Public Acceptance of New Technologies in Food Products and Production; A.Fischer & L.Frewer Making Sense of Uncertainty and Precaution: The Example of Mobile Telecommunications; J.Barnett & L.Timotijevic Against the Stream: Moving Public Engagement on Nanotechnologies Upstream; A.Mohr Public Acceptability of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Transport and Associated Refuelling Infrastructure; T.O'Garra, P.Pearson & S.Mourato Social Representations of Hydrogen Technologies: A Community-Owned Wind-Hydrogen Project; F.Sherry-Brennan, H.Devine-Wright & P.Devine-Wright Stakeholders' and Publics' Perceptions of Hydrogen Energy Technologies; M.Ricci, P.Bellaby & R.Flynn Technological Transitions and Public Engagement: Competing Visions of a Hydrogen Fuel Station; M.Hodson, S.Marvin & V.Simpson Towards a Sustainable Energy Future: Participatory Foresight and Appraisal; M.Eames & W.McDowall Conclusions; P.Bellaby Index

ROB FLYNN is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. He has researched and published in urban sociology and medical sociology, and about risk perception of new technologies. He was formerly Chair of the editorial board for Sociology, and currently is Chair of the editorial board of Sociology of Health and Illness. PAUL BELLABY is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. His research and publications have been in sociology of health, and his most recent studies include work on the risks of hydrogen energy, the use of the internet in public health, and q

• List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies; R.Flynn Public Dialogue and the Scientific Citizen; A.Irwin On the Signature of New Technologies: Materiality, Sociality and Practical Reasoning; T.Horlick-Jones Public Acceptance of New Technologies in Food Products and Production; A.Fischer & L.Frewer Making Sense of Uncertainty and Precaution: The Example of Mobile Telecommunications; J.Barnett & L.Timotijevic Against the Stream: Moving Public Engagement on Nanotechnologies Upstream; A.Mohr Public Acceptability of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Transport and Associated Refuelling Infrastructure; T.O'Garra, P.Pearson & S.Mourato Social Representations of Hydrogen Technologies: A Community-Owned Wind-Hydrogen Project; F.Sherry-Brennan, H.Devine-Wright & P.Devine-Wright Stakeholders' and Publics' Perceptions of Hydrogen Energy Technologies; M.Ricci, P.Bellaby & R.Flynn Technological Transitions and Public Engagement: Competing Visions of a Hydrogen Fuel Station; M.Hodson, S.Marvin & V.Simpson Towards a Sustainable Energy Future: Participatory Foresight and Appraisal; M.Eames & W.McDowall Conclusions; P.Bellaby Index

ROB FLYNN is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. He has researched and published in urban sociology and medical sociology, and about risk perception of new technologies. He was formerly Chair of the editorial board for Sociology, and currently is Chair of the editorial board of Sociology of Health and Illness. PAUL BELLABY is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. His research and publications have been in sociology of health, and his most recent studies include work on the risks of hydrogen energy, the use of the internet in public health, and q

• List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies; R.Flynn Public Dialogue and the Scientific Citizen; A.Irwin On the Signature of New Technologies: Materiality, Sociality and Practical Reasoning; T.Horlick-Jones Public Acceptance of New Technologies in Food Products and Production; A.Fischer & L.Frewer Making Sense of Uncertainty and Precaution: The Example of Mobile Telecommunications; J.Barnett & L.Timotijevic Against the Stream: Moving Public Engagement on Nanotechnologies Upstream; A.Mohr Public Acceptability of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Transport and Associated Refuelling Infrastructure; T.O'Garra, P.Pearson & S.Mourato Social Representations of Hydrogen Technologies: A Community-Owned Wind-Hydrogen Project; F.Sherry-Brennan, H.Devine-Wright & P.Devine-Wright Stakeholders' and Publics' Perceptions of Hydrogen Energy Technologies; M.Ricci, P.Bellaby & R.Flynn Technological Transitions and Public Engagement: Competing Visions of a Hydrogen Fuel Station; M.Hodson, S.Marvin & V.Simpson Towards a Sustainable Energy Future: Participatory Foresight and Appraisal; M.Eames & W.McDowall Conclusions; P.Bellaby Index