A collaboratively derived international research agenda on legislative science advice
Por:
Akerlof, Karen, Tyler, Chris, Foxen, Sarah Elizabeth, Heath, Erin, Gual Soler M., Allegra, Alessandro, Cloyd, Emily T., Hird, John A., Nelson, Selena M., Nguyen, Christina T., Gonnella, Cameryn J., Berigan, Liam A., Abeledo, Carlos R., Al-Yakoub, Tamara Adel, Andoh, Harris Francis, dos Santos Boeira L., van Boheemen, Pieter, Cairney, Paul, Cook-Deegan, Robert, Costigan, Gavin, Dhimal, Meghnath, Di Marco M.H., Dube, Donatus, Egbetokun, Abiodun, El Kharraz, Jauad, Galindo L.E., Ferguson M.W.J., Franco, Jose, Graves, Zach, Hayter, Emily, Hernández-Mondragón A.C., Hobbs, Abbi D., Holden, Kerry L., IJsselmuiden, Carel, Jegede, Ayodele Samuel, Krstic, Snezana B., Mbonyintwali J.-M., Mengesha, Sisay Derso, Michalek, Tomas, Nagano, Hiroshi, Nentwich, Michael, Nouri, Ali, Ntale, Peter Dithan, Ogundele, Olusegun M., Omenma, Jude Tochukwu, Pau L.-F., Peha, Jon M., Prescott, Elizabeth M., Ramos-Vielba, Irene, Roberts, Raimundo, Sandifer, Paul A., Saner, Marc Albert, Sanganyado, Edmond, Sanni, Maruf, Santillan, Orlando, Stine, Deborah D., Straf, Miron L., Tangney, Peter, Washbourne C.-L., Winderickx, Wim, Yarime, Masaru
Publicada:
1 ene 2019
Resumen:
The quantity and complexity of scientific and technological information provided to policymakers have been on the rise for decades. Yet little is known about how to provide science advice to legislatures, even though scientific information is widely acknowledged as valuable for decision-making in many policy domains. We asked academics, science advisers, and policymakers from both developed and developing nations to identify, review and refine, and then rank the most pressing research questions on legislative science advice (LSA). Experts generally agree that the state of evidence is poor, especially regarding developing and lower-middle income countries. Many fundamental questions about science advice processes remain unanswered and are of great interest: whether legislative use of scientific evidence improves the implementation and outcome of social programs and policies; under what conditions legislators and staff seek out scientific information or use what is presented to them; and how different communication channels affect informational trust and use. Environment and health are the highest priority policy domains for the field. The context-specific nature of many of the submitted questions—whether to policy issues, institutions, or locations—suggests one of the significant challenges is aggregating generalizable evidence on LSA practices. Understanding these research needs represents a first step in advancing a global agenda for LSA research. © 2019, The Author(s).
Filiaciones:
Akerlof, Karen:
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
Tyler, Chris:
UCL, London, United Kingdom
UCL, London, England
Foxen, Sarah Elizabeth:
UCL, London, United Kingdom
UCL, London, England
Heath, Erin:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC, United States
AAAS, Washington, DC USA
Gual Soler M.:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC, United States
Allegra, Alessandro:
UCL, London, United Kingdom
UCL, London, England
Cloyd, Emily T.:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Washington, DC, United States
AAAS, Washington, DC USA
Hird, John A.:
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, United States
Univ Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
Nelson, Selena M.:
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
Nguyen, Christina T.:
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
George Mason Univ, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
Gonnella, Cameryn J.:
Herndon, VA, United States
Berigan, Liam A.:
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
Kansas State Univ, Manhattan, KS 66506 USA
Abeledo, Carlos R.:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Univ Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
Al-Yakoub, Tamara Adel:
Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
Yarmouk Univ, Irbid, Jordan
Andoh, Harris Francis:
Tshwane University of Technology and CSIR–STEPRI, Pretoria, South Africa
Tshwane University of Technology and CSIR–STEPRI, Accra, Ghana
Tshwane Univ Technol, Pretoria, South Africa
CSIR STEPRI, Pretoria, South Africa
Tshwane Univ Technol, Accra, Ghana
CSIR STEPRI, Accra, Ghana
dos Santos Boeira L.:
Veredas Institute, Brasilia/DF, Brazil
van Boheemen, Pieter:
Rathenau Instituut, The Hague, Netherlands
Rathenau Inst, The Hague, Netherlands
Cairney, Paul:
University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
Univ Stirling, Stirling, Scotland
Cook-Deegan, Robert:
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States
Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ USA
Costigan, Gavin:
Foundation for Science and Technology, London, United Kingdom
Fdn Sci & Technol, London, England
Dhimal, Meghnath:
Nepal Health Research Council, Government of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Govt Nepal, Nepal Hlth Res Council, Kathmandu, Nepal
Di Marco M.H.:
Gino Germani Research Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dube, Donatus:
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Natl Univ Sci & Technol, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Egbetokun, Abiodun:
National Centre for Technology Management, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Natl Ctr Technol Management, Ife, Nigeria
El Kharraz, Jauad:
Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC), Muscat, Oman
Middle East Desalinat Res Ctr, Muscat, Oman
Galindo L.E.:
INCyTU-Foro Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico, Mexico City, Mexico
Ferguson M.W.J.:
Science Foundation Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Franco, Jose:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Graves, Zach:
Lincoln Network, San Francisco, CA, United States
Lincoln Network, San Francisco, CA USA
Hayter, Emily:
International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), London, United Kingdom
INASP, London, England
Hernández-Mondragón A.C.:
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
Hobbs, Abbi D.:
UCL, London, United Kingdom
UCL, London, England
Holden, Kerry L.:
Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Queen Mary Univ London, London, England
IJsselmuiden, Carel:
Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)
Council Hlth Res Dev COHRED, Geneva, Switzerland
Univ KwaZulu Natal, Geneva, Switzerland
Council Hlth Res Dev COHRED, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Univ KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Jegede, Ayodele Samuel:
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Univ Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
Krstic, Snezana B.:
Independent researcher and consultant, Belgrade, Serbia
Mbonyintwali J.-M.:
IntraHealth International
Mengesha, Sisay Derso:
Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Publ Hlth Inst, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Michalek, Tomas:
Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Comenius Univ, Bratislava, Slovakia
Nagano, Hiroshi:
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan
Natl Grad Inst Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan
Nentwich, Michael:
Institute of Technology Assessment (ITA) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OAW), Vienna, Austria
Austrian Acad Sci OAW, ITA, Vienna, Austria
Nouri, Ali:
Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC, United States
Federat Amer Scientists, Washington, DC USA
Ntale, Peter Dithan:
Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda
Makerere Univ, Business Sch, Kampala, Uganda
Ogundele, Olusegun M.:
Nigeria (Science Policy) Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Ibadan, Nigeria
Nigeria Sci Policy Platform Biodivers & Ecosyst S, Ibadan, Nigeria
Omenma, Jude Tochukwu:
University of Johannesburg
Univ Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Univ Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Pau L.-F.:
Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Peha, Jon M.:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Carnegie Mellon Univ, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
Prescott, Elizabeth M.:
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States
Georgetown Univ, Washington, DC USA
Ramos-Vielba, Irene:
CFA, Aarhus University
Aarhus Univ, CFA, Aarhus, Denmark
Univ Politecn Valencia, CSIC, Ingenio, Valencia, Spain
Roberts, Raimundo:
National Library of Congress, Chile, Santiago, Chile
Natl Lib Congress, Santiago, Chile
Sandifer, Paul A.:
College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, United States
Coll Charleston, Charleston, SC, Brazil
Saner, Marc Albert:
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Univ Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Sanganyado, Edmond:
Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, China
Shantou Univ, Shantou, Guangdong, Peoples R China
Sanni, Maruf:
National Centre for Technology Management, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Natl Ctr Technol Management, Ife, Nigeria
Santillan, Orlando:
INCyTU-Foro Consultivo Científico y Tecnológico, Mexico City, Mexico
INCyTU Foro Consult Cient & Tecnol, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Stine, Deborah D.:
Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Analysis and Education, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Sci Technol & Innovat Policy Anal & Educ LLC, Pittsburgh, PA USA
Straf, Miron L.:
Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, Arlington, VA, United States
Virginia Tech, Sch Publ & Int Affairs, Arlington, VA USA
Tangney, Peter:
Flinders University Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Flinders Univ Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Washbourne C.-L.:
UCL, London, United Kingdom
Winderickx, Wim:
Government of Flanders, Brussels, Belgium
Govt Flanders, Brussels, Belgium
Yarime, Masaru:
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
Veredas Inst, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
Gino Germani Res Inst, Buenos Aires, DF, Argentina
Sci Fdn Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados CINVESTAV IPN, Mexico City, DF, Mexico
Intra Hlth Int, Kigali, Rwanda
Seconded RPRPD Parliament Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda
Copenhagen Business Sch, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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