During crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or debates about major societal reforms that call on scientific evidence, there is a greater demand from the public for a stronger commitment from science. However, scientists have to act in a media landscape that has changed in recent years, mainly through the growth of social media. Researchers are also acting within a policy arena where scientific evidence is sometimes explicitly opposed. How can the relationship between science, policy and society be readjusted? And what efficient tools do we have to enhance knowledge exchange? This is particularly relevant for demography which has always been a highly policy-relevant discipline.
As a network dedicated to policy dialogue and the dissemination of policy-relevant research results, Population Europe is actively contributing to this debate.
- Podium Discussion: How Public Should Science Be? (in German)
- In cooperation with the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, a podium discussion was held to discuss the relationship between science and policy.
- Grenzüberschreitungen: Wie öffentlich soll Wissenschaft sein?
- E-Paper from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
- Written in cooperation with colleagues from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), the Max Planck Society, the German National Academy of Natural Sciences Leopoldina and Wissenschaft im Dialog
- "Forschungsnetzwerke als Öffentlichkeitskatalysatoren für die Wissenschaft
- Book chapter in Öffentliche Gesellschaftswissenschaften. Öffentliche Wissenschaft und gesellschaftlicher Wandel
- Edel, A., Lines E., López-Falcón D., Wilkoszewski H. & Zimmermann A. (2018). "Forschungsnetzwerke als Öffentlichkeitskatalysatoren für die Wissenschaft." In: Selke S., Treibel A. (eds) Öffentliche Gesellschaftswissenschaften. Öffentliche Wissenschaft und gesellschaftlicher Wandel (pp. 269-287). Springer VS. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-16710-3_15
- Science Advice: What works in a crisis?