#Citizen participation in science policy – [sic] — Wissenschaftskommunikation

Ausführliche Berichterstattung über Bürgerbeteiligung in der Wissenschaft und die gestrige BBAW-Tagung zu diesem Thema, soeben erschienen im Magazin The Euroscientist von unserer Deutschland-Korrespondentin Constanze Böttcher.

Is Europe ready for citizen participation in science policy?

[…] There is a will to increase citizen participation, in countries like Germany. […] “The large NGOs in Germany are certainly able to pursue research policy”, Norbert Steinhaus says. He works at the Science Shop Bonn, Germany, and is involved in the EU-Project PERARES, which uses various formats of science debates to draft research requests of civil society. However, he urges the organisations to “keep in touch with their bases”. […] In France, three regions have set up participatory research programmes supporting projects with at least an academic and a civil society partner. […]

>> https://euroscientist.com/2013/05/is-europe-ready-for-citizen-participation-in-science-policy/

Disclaimer: Ich bin seit vergangenem Jahr als deutscher Vertreter im Vorstand von Euroscience und dort Chair des Editoral Boards. Ein wenig Eigenwerbung für unser Magazin also, aber ich hoffe trotzdem für euch relevant. 😉