Hi,
I know today is the last day, but I would like to propose another
session for the IBG.
Citizens influencing science and policy
Convenor: Frances Harris, Kingston University
We live in a society where the pace of scientific change is faster than
society's ability to grapple with the potential consequences of
scientific development. This is particularly true in areas such as
biotechnology (genetic modification), nanotechnology, and health (e.g.
human embryology and fertilisation techniques) where scientific
developments also have social, ethical and political impacts. Public
trust in science has been eroded through sequential high profile
problems, such as BSE, FMD, and MMR (Select Committee on Science and
Society, 2000). The developing concept of post-normal science (Ravetz,
1999) focuses specifically on issues where "facts are uncertain, values
in dispute, stakes high and decisions urgent".
This session will draw on examples to identify ways to ensure
stakeholder engagement in scientific debate, examine the issues
surrounding participation and involvement of stakeholders in knowledge
production, and consider how lay voices shape how scientific research is
prioritised and evaluated as policy decisions are made. Papers are
invited which consider the following topics:
* Involving research users: combining scientific and lay knowledge
* Participation from marginalised groups
* Role of pressure groups in influencing science and policy
* Engaging the public in debate
Key words:
Post-normal science, lay knowledge, citizen science
If anyone would like to be involved / co-convene, please contact me.
Best wishes,
Frances
Dr. Frances Harris
Senior Lecturer in Environment and Natural Resource Management
School of Earth Sciences and Geography
Kingston University
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Hello everyone
The deadline for RGS-IBG Conference 2007 sessions is rapidly approaching
(details at the bottom of the email). So far I believe the following
sessions/ideas have been mentioned as potentially being sponsored by
PyGyWG (with their suggestant in brackets!):
* The role of Shell in the IBG-RGS (Paul Chatterton)
* Walking and the everyday - (Duncan Fuller)
* 'Giving back' research skills to local communities - (Nadia Abu
Zahra)
* 'Acting emotionally? Emotions, activism and emotional
sustainability' - (Jenny Pickerill and Gavin Brown)
* Open mike - (Kye Askins)
* Participation and the Internet - (Duncan Fuller)
Are there any more? Are there any of these where the original proposer
no longer wants to go ahead with them? Does anyone fancy volunteering
as (co-)convenor on any of these (ie I don't want to organise two?!!)
We'll need the following for each of our 5 sessions that are accepted by
the PYGYWG committee via the session submission forms available in the
conference part of the RGS website:
Session title:
Is this linked to a themed day?
1) Sustainable Cities
2) Landscape Design
3) Development and Environment
Research Group(s) affiliation
if applicable
Convenors: 1
2
E-mail address: 1
2
Number of sessions required:
Note: one session = 1 hour 40 minutes so max. 5 x 20 minutes papers
Format of session: keynote speaker, poster, panel discussion, etc.
For each session below please complete a 200 word abstract which will be
used to advertise your session on the web when we issue the call for
papers
Let us know what you think!!
Organising a session
Sessions can be proposed by convenors until the deadline of close of
business on Wednesday 15 November 2006.
Each Research Group can have a maximum of 5 sessions (single and joint).
Convenors can be a) from Research Groups or b) independent convenors and
must fill in the session submission form (see right)
Research Group session convenors can only fill in the session
submission form with the approval of the Research Group Chair.
We will let all session convenors know if their sessions have been
accepted by Friday 1 December 2006. Sessions (with full abstract) will
be posted onto the web as approved.
Sessions can take the form of contributed papers, poster sessions, panel
discussions, practitioner forums, key note presentations and other.
There will be four sessions each day (two in the morning ; two in the
afternoon) each 1 hour and 40 minutes in length.
We are encouraging the use of 20 minute blocks to allow delegates to
transfer sessions should they so wish. This means that 5 papers can be
presented within one of the 1 hour 40 minute sessions.
We are also encouraging session convenors to link their session into the
conference theme for each of the days:
* sustainable cities
* landscape design
* development and environment
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Dr Duncan Fuller
Senior Lecturer/Programme Leader, BA Geography
Division of Geography
Ellison Building D Block
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
Direct Tel - 0191 2273753
Fax - 0191 2273519
Divisional Office - 0191 2273428
PEANuT (Participatory Evaluation and Appraisal in Newcastle upon Tyne) -
http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/peanut
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Mapping Tranquillity -
http://northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sas/sas_research/pa/consultres/map_
tranquil/?view=Standard
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ltres/map_tranquil/?view=Standard>
Exploring solutions to 'graffiti' in Newcastle upon Tyne -
http://northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sas/sas_research/pa/consultres/graf
fiti/
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ltres/graffiti/>
'Local to me': Advancing Financial Inclusion in Newcastle upon Tyne -
http://northumbria.ac.uk/sd/academic/sas/sas_research/pa/consultres/loca
l/?view=Standard
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ltres/local/?view=Standard>
Participatory Geographies Working Group of the RGS/IBG (PyGyWG)-
http://www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/research/pygywebsite/
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http://www.pygywg.org <http://www.pygywg.org/>
Geo-publishing.org - http://www.may.ie/nirsa/geo-pub/geo-pub.html
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Radical Theory/Critical Praxis: Making a Difference Beyond the Academy?
http://www.praxis-epress.org/ahttp://www.praxis-epress.org/availablebook
s/radicaltheorycriticalpraxis.html
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lablebooks/radicaltheorycriticalpraxis.html>
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