Roadmap
For a functioning science-policy dialogue, it is essential to create an environment of trust, curiosity, and collective learning. Appropriate formats, methods, and tools are crucial to facilitate the exchange of knowledge between scientists, policy-makers and practitioners. In Engage, we think that in times of information overflow and polarized political debates, deliberative spaces for science-policy dialogue are important. We thus specifically focus on formats, methods and tools needed for co-production and deliberation.
Many innovative formats, methods and tools already exist in practice. We in Engage see it as our role to systematize different kinds of science-policy interactions and thereby make innovative approaches available to a broader audience. Drawing on insights from interviews with science-policy practitioners, we wrote the forthcoming report Actors, functions, characteristics: A systematization of science-policy interactions, set for publication in Summer 2024.
Building on the acquired knowledge, the next phase involves piloting different formats, methods and tools in the case studies and with our practice partners. The aim of these pilots is to further develop formats, methods and tools. Through iterative prototyping and evaluation, we build empirical evidence on which approaches work for which contexts. The lessons learned will be summarized and made available in the form of tailored outputs.
The goal of Engage is to put innovative approaches for science-policy dialogue into practice. To ensure a continuous exchange of knowledge and an uptake of results, Engage works within a community of practice of interested organizations and individuals, where lessons learned are shared and innovations are implemented.
