信任、风险感知与科技的公众接纳——兼论中国转基因大米之争

Trust,Risk Perception and Public Acceptance of Science and Technology——the discussion about GM Rice in China

科学技术应用是现代社会的主要风险源之一。农业转基因技术应用是深刻影响当代人们生活的重要技术应用,有关其风险问题充满争议,公众与专家的认识分歧愈加明显,信任逐渐取代"理解"成为关键议题。公众对科学知识、专家及相关机构的信任直接影响着公众对技术应用的风险感知,进而间接影响到公众对特定高新技术的接纳。在实践上,重建社会信任是构建"公众-专家"双向沟通机制的基础,是改善中国公众与农业转基因技术关系以及公众与科学关系的有效途径。

The application of technology is one of the main sources of risks in modern society. The risk perceptions toward the agricultural transgenic technology are rather different between the public and experts, which has a profound impact on people＇s lives. In the meanwhile, in the field of social science, the key concern of the issue of the relationship between the public and science has shifted from＂understanding＇to social trust. The trust of public in science, the experts and the institutions would affect the public perception of technological risks directly, and it has an indirect impact on public acceptance of specific high-tech. In practice, to rebuild social trust is the corner-stone of the ＂public-expert＂ mutual communication, and is also an effective way to improve the relationship between the public and the agricultural transgenic technology as well as the relationship between the public and science in China.