Objective
Overall objective of the proposed project
The overall objective of the proposed project is to further the understanding of the development of public debate and participatory technology assessment by systematically analysing and comparing several (15) experiences carried out in the field of biotechnology and other technologies in the following European countries: Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom.
This will be done by investigating and comparing case studies on four dimensions:
- the emergence of public debate,
- the social shaping of the debated problem,
- the institutional structuring of the forum,
- the way to consider the impacts and results.
The aim of the project is to facilitate the promotion of public debate on science and technology policy at regional and national levels in Europe.
The proposed project is part of ethical, legal and social aspects (ELSA) of the biotechnology programme and fits with the objectives (stated in the supplementary information):
- Understanding and answering public attitudes and diversity of viewpoints,as well as the social shaping of public attitudes,
- Fulfilling a prospective role, anticipating the problems and providing early warnings for new ethical, social and legal issues.
The general approach of the proposed project comprises basically the following stages:
1 - A general overview of participative technology assessment and public debate experiences in European countries will be given(task 1);
2 - In depth analysis of participative technology assessment and public debate concrete cases in the field of biotechnology and other technologies (tasks 2, 3, 4);
3 - International comparison of the in depth analyses covering several different dimensions will be made: according to some levels such as: technology (biotechnology versus other technologies), country, institutional structuring, impacts (tasks 6);
4 - Finalization of the project (task 8);
5 - Two important discussion steps structure the research process:
- a first international workshop for the presentation and reflection on the in depth analyses of national experiences (task 5),
- a second international workshop, policy focused, for the presentation and discussion of the European comparative analysis and policy recommendations to the European Commission(task 7).
This project is a two years project.
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38040 Grenoble
France
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