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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:57:32 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Colleagues might be interested in the following call for papers for a panel on “Rethinking ‘Researcher’ and ‘Policymaker’ Interactions”, at this year’s Interpretive Policy Analysis conference, 5-7 July 2017. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 17th February. Further information about the conference (and all of the panels) is at http://www.dmu.ac.uk/ipaconference. Panel 8: Rethinking ‘Researcher’ and ‘Policymaker’ Interactions Panel Convenors: Imelda McDermott, Sara Shaw and Jay Shaw Recent trends have seen ‘researcher’ and ‘policymaker’ interactions evolving. On the one hand, new digital technologies have seen organisations and individual ‘researchers’ and ‘policymakers’ having a social media account, either as a representative of an organisation or an individual. The nature of academics’ writing practices is changing, with researchers now expected not only to publish journal articles but also to write blogs and tweet regularly (Tufting et al., in progress). There is also a sharp rise in the number of Members of Parliament using social media and it has been claimed that social media can enhance the transfer of ‘evidence’ from researchers to policymakers (Leavey, 2013). On the other hand, there are attempts to shift the concepts of ‘knowledge transfer’ or ‘knowledge translation’ to ‘co-production’ (Jassanoff, 2013) which encourages ‘open’ and ‘innovative’ policy-making. This can be seen in the rise of initiatives such as ‘Policy Lab’ in the United Kingdom, ‘MindLab’ in Denmark, RVO X Lab in the Netherlands, ‘DesignGov’ in Australia, etc. The idea behind these was to create a ‘space’ for policymakers to engage not only with ‘experts’ but more widely with businesses and the ‘public’. The rise in the use of social media and new initiatives challenge the existing model of ‘researcher’ and ‘policymaker’ interactions. Building on the success of last year’s session on this topic, we invite papers that use an interpretive approach to explore these new interactions between ‘researcher’ and ‘policymaker’ and/or how these new ways complement (or contradict) existing ones. Some relevant questions might include: To what extent does the use of social media and co-production change the way ‘researchers’ and ‘policymakers’ interact? What these new interactions might look like? What are the benefits, risks, and challenges associated with these new ways of interacting? How would these new interactions impact on existing ones? Jassanoff, S. (2013) States of knowledge: The co-production of science and the social order. London: Routledge Leavey, J. (2013) Social media and public policy: What is the evidence? https://www.alliance4usefulevidence.org/assets/Social-Media-andPublic-Policy.pdf Tufting, K, Barton, D., Hamilton, M., McCulloch, S., Bhatt, I. (in progress). The dynamics of knowledge creation: Academics’ writing practices in the contemporary university place. https://wp.lancs.ac.uk/acadswriting/about/ Dr Sara Shaw Senior Researcher, and Fellow at Green Templeton College T: +44 (0)1865 617873 M: +44 (0)7951 221317 E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.phc.ox.ac.uk<http://www.phc.ox.ac.uk/> | @OxPrimaryCare<http://www.twitter.com/oxprimarycare> Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************