概括
科学家和工程师必须积极参与关于复杂问题的公共讨论. 更大的科学参与确保了公共政策和辩论更好地反映了既定的科学知识和优先事项.
科学领域:
- 公民科学参与 公民科学参与
- 科学政策 科学政策 科学政策
- 公众对科学的理解
背景情况:
- 复杂的公共问题经常通过口号过度简化科学知识.
- 公共辩论和政策决策很少充分纳入科学专业知识.
- 科学家很少是讨论科学信息问题的中心人物.
研究的目的:
- 突出科学知识和关于关键问题的公共话语之间的差距.
- 倡导科学家在公共生活中更大,更积极地参与.
- 强调科学家和工程师在社会决策中的公民责任.
主要方法:
- 这项研究是一种概念分析和行动呼吁.
- 它考察了科学专业知识在公共政策和辩论中的作用.
- 它借鉴了教育评估和科学优先设定等例子.
主要成果:
- 科学共识与公众的看法/政策之间存在着显著的分歧.
- 目前的参与模式未能有效利用科学专业知识.
- 科学家们错过了为公众辩论提供信息的机会.
结论:
- 科学家和工程师有公民义务积极参与公共辩论.
- 增加科学参与可以导致更明智的公共政策和行动.
- 弥合这个差距需要科学家们超越传统的角色.
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