Communicating to and engaging with the public in regulatory science

Autor: Melanie Carr, Barbara Gallani, Ellen Vos, Kannan Krishnaswamy, Fabiana Zollo, Ragnar Lofstedt, D. Verloo, Michelle Patel, Davide Lecchini, Leonie Dendler, Junshi Chen, Anthony Smith, Massimiano Bucchi, Lucia A. Reisch, Domagoj Vrbos, Giulia Nicolini, Lucia Parrino
Přispěvatelé: International and European Law, RS: FdR IC Integratie, RS: FdR - CERiM, RS: FdR Institute MCEL, RS: FdR Studio Europa Maastricht
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
Conference Article
040301 veterinary sciences
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
Organizational culture
Plant Science
TP1-1185
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Microbiology
stakeholders
0403 veterinary science
Settore SPS/08 - Sociologia dei Processi Culturali e Comunicativi
public engagement
Political science
Science communication
Regulatory science
TX341-641
Contemporary society
Public engagement
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
PERCEPTION
Settore INF/01 - Informatica
business.industry
Nutrition. Foods and food supply
Chemical technology
Stakeholder
ENGAGEMENT
trust
Engagement and Expertise
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Public relations
regulatory science
science communication
society
Transparency (behavior)
Social research
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
business
Food Science
Zdroj: EFSA Journal, Vol 17, Iss S1, Pp n/a-n/a (2019)
Efsa journal, 17(S1):e170717. European Food Safety Authority-EFSA
EFSA Journal
ISSN: 1831-4732
Popis: This paper presents selected highlights from the 'Engaging with society' session of EFSA's third Scientific Conference 'Science, Food and Society' (Parma, Italy, 18-21 September 2018). The social dimension for scientific advisory bodies largely concerns science communication and public engagement. The political, economic and technological transformation of contemporary societies is challenging conventional structures and approaches in these areas. The disintermediation of communication and the proliferation of misinformation, it is argued, herald the onset of the post-truth society. A better understanding of the way individuals consume information today has led to the development of tools to guide mediators such as journalists and communication specialists in countering these trends. Public engagement can reinforce confidence in regulatory bodies and potentially contribute to the quality of the scientific process. Scientific advisory bodies in Europe have created strategies and mechanisms to engage the public that are designed to increase transparency and representativeness. To be effective, several engagement mechanisms are needed, although factors such as resource constraints, institutional culture and public/stakeholder attitudes may limit their development. In conclusion, a more vigorous role for social research is needed to place scientific risk assessment within broader socio-economic and political contexts. Social science expertise can help to define more impactful public information strategies and to explore the potential opportunities that engaged stakeholders and citizens can make to sustain and strengthen regulatory science. (C) 2019 European Food Safety Authority. EFSA Journal published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd on behalf of European Food Safety Authority.
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