Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Science for Policy Handbook is aimed at improving the use of science and evidence to increase the impact of knowledge on policy. The print version of the book is based on an open access version, available on Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service. The JRC's position as both a respected research organization and a leading practitioner at the science/policy interface puts it in a key position, via the Handbook, to be able to help provide an overview of this interface.
The book will put together in one training, awareness-raising and capacity-building resources for researchers and for policymakers. The Handbook will bring scientifically rigorous advice, referenced and evidence-based to the highest possible extent, curated with a practical, user-focused approach. It will build upon JRC's institutional memory of the lessons learnt in using scientific evidence and advising policymakers. It will be directed to scientists and policymakers.
The book is based on a larger body of work in the field of science-policy interaction, conducted by the JRC. Key examples include:
- Highlights from a political conference 'EU4Facts', focused on the relations of science and policy
- Conceptualisation of skills for practitioners at the science-policy interface, needed for effective evidence-informed policymaking
- Training researchers and policymakers on how to bring science and policy closer together
In terms of themes, the Handbook identifies key problems underlying the current 'post-fact' context of the policy and political worlds, and proposes various solutions (new types of evidence, scientific methods, skills, etc.).
Synopsis
Science for Policy Handbook provides advice on how to bring science to the attention of policymakers. The handbook is dedicated to researchers and research organisations aiming to achieve policy impact. The print version of the book is based on an open access version, available on Elsevier's ScienceDirect platform. https: //www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128225967/science-for-policy-handbook
Today we face major policy challenges, which cannot be solved without scientific evidence. Science and policy are different worlds, but they must collaborate closely in order to address wicked problems of our age.
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service, with a mission to bring science and knowledge into EU policymaking. Over the past years, it has embraced new types of knowledge and practices in order to increase the impact of research on European policies. The Science for Policy Handbook presents the lessons learnt along the way, applicable not just in the EU context.
The book puts together advice on new skills and practices for individual researchers, but also discusses elements of institutional change - knowledge areas and processes in which to invest. It puts co-creation at the centre of Science for Policy 2.0, a more integrated model of knowledge-policy relationship.