Science for Policy Handbook

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Science for Policy Handbook provides advice on how to bring science to the attention of policymakers. This resource is dedicated to researchers and research organizations aiming to achieve policy impacts. The book includes lessons learned along the way, advice on new skills, practices for individual researchers, elements necessary for institutional change, and knowledge areas and processes in which to invest. It puts co-creation at the centre of Science for Policy 2.0, a more integrated model of knowledge-policy relationship. Front Cover Science for Policy Handbook Editorial Board Science for Policy Handbook Copyright Table of Contents List of Contributors Foreword How to Use the Handbook Institutional Context of the JRC Differences Between Science for Policy and Academic Science Collective versus Individual Reading of the Handbook What This Handbook Offers I -Science for Policy 1.0:Deficit Model 1 - Against the Science–Policy Binary Separation: Science for Policy 1.0 Policy Is Not All (or Even Mainly) About Science Not All Science Becomes Evidence Useable in Policy In View of Trade-offs, Why Care About Evidence? Mismatches in Supply and Demand: What Separates Science and Policy? What Divides Science and Policy? Timeframes What Are the Challenges in the Science–Policy Environment? Myth of a Mechanistic Linear Policy Cycle Science for Policy: From 1.0 to 2.0 2 - Post-Normal Science: How Does It Resonate With the World of Today? II -Science for Policy 2.0: Co-creation 3 - Institutional Framework for the Science–Policy Interaction 4 - Skills for Co-creation* 5 - Achieving Policy Impact 6 - From a Policy Problem to a Research Question: Getting It Right Together 7 - Working Through Communities 8 - Engaging With Citizens Participatory Governance: A Quick Historical Review Publics as Collectives A Participatory Model of Science for Policy The Co-creation Turn Upfront Recommendations Humility and Reflexivity Reinvent the Wheel We Shall Not Respectful and Honourable Relationships Exploring the Policy Cycle Opportunities Methodologies Rough Guidance Planning Before You Even Start Understanding Context Dependencies Identifying Who Should Be Involved Methodological Choices Outcomes and Feedback Loops Frequently Used Methodologies Qualitative Social Research Methodologies Crowdsourcing Methodologies Digital Participation Deliberative Methods Spaces A Case Study Final Reflections Unreasonable Expectations: What You Cannot Expect From These Types of Citizen Engagement Some Guiding Principles 9 - The Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges to Modernise the Policy Cycle 10 - Navigating Interests in a Science for Policy Environment External Interests: Lobbyists and Other Interest Representatives The Place of Lobbying in the Policymaking Process Why Are Scientists Lobbyists’ Potential Target? Who Are Lobbyists? Dealing With Lobbyists Personal Conflicts of Interest Institutional Conflicts of Interest Making Things Public: Open and Transparent III - Backbone tools of Science for Policy 2.0 11 - Complexity Science in the Context of Policymaking 12 - Foresight – Using Science and Evidence to Anticipate and Shape the Future 13 - Design for Policy 14 - Monitoring the Impact of Science and Evidence on Policy 15 - Communicating Science in a Policy Context to a Broader Audience IV - Science for Policy 2.0in Specific Areas 16 - Knowledge-Based Crisis and Emergency Management 17 - Behavioural Insights for EU Policymaking 18 - The Use of Quantitative Methods in the Policy Cycle Model Transparency Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis Multicriteria Decision Analysis Monitoring Progress Through Composite Indicators and Scoreboards Ex-Post Evaluation Conclusions 19 - Place-Based Solutions to Territorial Challenges: How Policy and Research Can Support Successful Ecosystems References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Back Cover