Hello Stephan
I guess you're referring to the Special Eurobarometer on Science and
Technology published last year at
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/266&form
at=H . There was an earlier iteration of this in 2005, which is really
useful. There were other Eurobarometers published last year on specific
science topics as well which are worth a look.
We'll be publishing our own Public Attitudes to Science 2011 shortly,
which includes an attempt to look at the "appetite" for engagement
(http://interactive.bis.gov.uk/comment/pas11).
Marilyn Booth
BIS, Science & Society
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Hello Roland,
Am 01.03.2011 12:21, schrieb Roland Jackson:
> There's an interesting study of international comparisons of public
engagement cultures and practices on the Sciencewise website:
>
> http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/assets/Uploads/Publications/Inte
> rnational-Comparison-of-Public-Dialogue.pdf
Thank you very much, this is indeed interesting.
It seems to me that this is a very good start, but also needs a bit more
work to get a comprehensive picture. The country studies show that the
approaches and structures are quite different, and I personally feel a
bit uncomfortable about the comparison table at the beginning, as I'm
not sure that it reflects the uncertainties clearly enough. I'd be
worried that this can easily be taken out of context.
It would be very useful to complement this with information about the
public perception of science. If we assume that the goal of public
engagement is a society in which all sections of the public feel a sense
of ownership of the direction of science (as the British Science
Association puts it), then it seems to me that the evaluation of public
engagement is not only about the number and quality of existing
engagement opportunities, but also about the perceived need for
engagement.
There may well be societies in which the public engages very little with
policy makers, but doesn't feel a need for more, because they feel that
science is generally going in the right direction. Just like on a
personal level everybody will have experiences of organisations,
workplaces etc. where you may have little influence, but still feel
quite at home and don't see a need of influencing decisions.
On the public perception of science in different countries, there are
some interesting surveys from the European Union (unfortunately I don't
have a link right now and no time to research), and I think it would be
useful to correlate your work on the level of engagement opportunities
with the actual perception of science.
Cheers
Stephan
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