Consortium Partners

The Danish Board of Technology Foundation

KALEH — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:04:45 +0000

The Danish Board of Technology Foundation

DBT

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DBT is a non-profit, common good, foundation, committed to technology assessment, foresight, knowledge-based decision-making, parliamentary advisory activities on science, technology and innovation, collaborative democracy and methodological research.

The DBT works with a local, regional, national, as well as international perspective. It is specialised into interactive methodologies, involving trans-disciplinary research, stakeholder involvement, citizen participation, political deliberation and advice, and public communication. Especially in the domain of stakeholder and citizen consultation, connected to policy analysis, the DBT aims at being at the forefront of praxis.

The DBT has historically emphasized the importance of citizen participation and co-creation in technological development, administrative planning, and political decision-making. In its 30 years of methodological development it has built a world-class skillset for the facilitation of trans-disciplinary dialogue and solution-oriented research. In the latter years we have followed closely and contributed extensively to the development of the concept and practice of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI).

Within RECIPES The Danish Board of Technology Foundation is responsible for the public discourse in WP 1 and leader of WP 3 Development of new tools and approaches to the precautionary principle.

Work Packages

WP1 and WP3

Team Members

Søren Gram, Aske Palsberg, Jakob Trudsøe Larsen

Contact

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Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:42:34 +0000

Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen

UiB SVT

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The interfaculty Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities teaches theory of science and ethics at all levels at the University of Bergen. Its research is interdisciplinary, combining philosophy and history of science, STS, science ethics/bioethics, risk and complexity theory.

Today the Centre has a staff of about thirty-five people, with research fellows, post-docs, and permanent academic and administrative personnel (the latter are part of the joint administration with The Centre for Women and Gender Research).

Specific fields of research are emerging and converging technologies, precautionary risk governance, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), food, energy, security and climate change, ethics and integrity, focusing on governance aspects on the intersections of science, technology and governance.

Central in the approach within SVT is the concept of double competence: all our scholars are able to understand from the inside what is going on in the field they study and are philosophically informed about, and be able to critically reflect on and cope with, the epistemic and normative presuppositions of their own approach and their field of research. Given the wide background and experience in double competence based interdisciplinary research, research ethics and integrity, end-user engagement, and knowledge quality assessment, SVT brings unique expertise to the RECIPES consortium.

SVT has a key-role in WP1 (taking stock), WP2, both in developing the analytical framework for the case-studies and leading the case study on neonicotinoids, WP3, especially tools for ethical assessment and development of guidelines and has smaller contributions to the other WPs.

Work Packages

WP1, WP2, WP3 and WP4

Team Members

Jeroen van der Sluijs, Laura Drivdal, Matthias Kaiser, Madeleine Midtgaard

Contact

Jeroen van der Sluijs
Laura Drivdal

Website

https://www.uib.no/en/svt

Rathenau Instituut

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:37:08 +0000

Rathenau Instituut

KNAW

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The Rathenau Instituut is a knowledge institute that supports the formation of public and political opinion on socially relevant aspects of science and technology. It conducts research on this subject and organises debates on science, innovation, and new technology. We are part of the The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science (KNAW). Today the institute employs around 50 people. It is based in The Hague, The Netherlands.

The Rathenau Instituut works on the basis of an institutional decision by the government. Every two years we determine which issues require attention. We do this after input from the public and from experts in our programme panel and board. The institute is unique in combining expertise in broad areas of research with an understanding of how science is actually practiced and how science, technology and innovation are embedded in society. That means that it is adept at analysing and managing the many different factors involved in an issue.

In 2019-2020, we hope to fuel 4 debates:

Digital society: shaping our own digital future
Making perfect lives: examining new care options
Knowledge for democracy: expert and public input into decision-making
Knowledge ecosystems: the knowledge society of the future

Within RECIPES Rathenau Instituut contributes to WP1-4.

Work Packages

WP1, WP2, WP3 and WP4

Team Members

Tijs Sikma, Sophie van Baalen, Rosanne Edelenbosch, Petra Verhoef

Contact

Petra Verhoef
Tijs Sikma

Website

https://www.rathenau.nl/nl

Institute of Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:33:42 +0000

Institute of Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences

ITA (OEAW)

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The ITA deals with the impacts of new technologies on society, the environment and the economy. It carries out scientific technology assessment (TA) on a variety of topics. The results of this work support policy-makers, administration and the public with regard to issues of technology policy.

The Institute of Technology Assessment was founded in 1988 and currently has approx. 25 employees with interdisciplinary backgrounds.

ITA is an Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OEAW). Approximately two thirds of the ITA's work is financed through the budget of the OEAW and one third stems from third-party funds.

The ITA carries out interdisciplinary technology studies with three aims:

to understand the complex interplay between technology and society from multiple perspectives,
to concomitantly analyse technology development, and
to contribute to socially responsible technology policy by advising policy-makers and society.

In particular, the ITA analyses unintended impacts of socio-technical change: many new technologies make life easier, enhance productivity, or reduce environmental impact. However, they may also lead to new dependencies, social conflicts and environmental problems.

Technology assessment investigates these impacts and deals with topical issues in specific subject areas. At the ITA, researchers from the natural and the social sciences as well as engineering work together in interdisciplinary cooperation.

The ITA’s work is practice-oriented. In our analyses we include practical knowledge from experts, stakeholders and users, which were obtained through participatory methods. Our research contributes to scientific knowledge, evidence-based advice to politics and society, and to the advancement of technology assessment methodologies.

Within the RECIPES project the ITA is responsible for the Case-study 5: Nanotechnologies.

Work Packages

WP 2

Team Members

André Gazsó, Anna Pavlicek

Contact

André Gazsó
Anna Pavlicek

Website

https://www.oeaw.ac.at/ita/en/home/

Knowledge and Innovation srls

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:26:15 +0000

Knowledge and Innovation srls

K&I

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K&I is a social research private organisation focusing on deep change affecting contemporary societies in fields like scientific research dynamics, gender and science, public engagement and responsible research and innovation, environmental sustainability and energy transition, privacy and security.

The mission of K&I is to increase the relevance and effectiveness of the social sciences to interpret the processes of change, understanding how they are evolving over time, identifying connected societal stress and investigating available options and tools for their effective management.

One of the main focuses of K&I is the emergence of new forms of science governance, due to increasingly complex interactions with ever broader sectors of society (public sector, industry/enterprises, civil society organisations/citizens, etc.), which affect science and technology research organisations’ functioning and role.

K&I carries out activities in Italy, Europe and worldwide, using an interdisciplinary approach. These activities include research, evaluation and technical assistance, monitoring, consultancy, training and capacity building, networking and science communication, public engagement, as well as the production of guidelines, online resources and other tools that can help setting new policies or effectively implementing existing ones.

In RECIPES, K&I will contribute to all the WPs. As a gender expert partner, it will guarantee that a gender and diversity perspective will be taken into account in all the phases of the project, with a particular emphasis on the gender-sensitive analysis of the case studies.

Work Packages

WP1, WP2, WP3, WP4 and WP5

Team Members

Giovanna Declich, Alfonso Alfonsi, Federico L. Marta

Contact

Giovanna Declich
Alfonso Alfonsi
Federico L. Marta

Website

http://www.knowledge-innovation.org/en/ki-srls/

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:23:37 +0000

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam

IASS Potsdam

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The Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) conducts research with the goal of identifying, advancing, and guiding transformation processes towards sustainable societies in Germany and abroad. Its research practice is transdisciplinary, transformative, and co-creative. The institute cooperates with partners in academia, political institutions, administrations, civil society, and the business community to understand sustainability challenges and generate potential solutions. A strong network of national and international partners supports the work of the institute. Among its central research topics are the energy transition, emerging technologies, climate change, air quality, systemic risks, governance and participation, and cultures of transformation. The IASS is funded by the research ministries of the Federal Government of Germany and the State of Brandenburg.

Within the IASS, the RECIPES project is led by the Systemics Risks group. The group’s research analyses the various interdependencies between technology, nature, and society with a particular focus on complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity. On the basis of this analysis, we aim to identify common patterns and structural features of systemic risks. Finally, we seek to identify policy instruments and methods of governance with the capacity to alleviate systemic risks

IASS Potsdam is responsible for WP 2, Multiple Case Study Analysis, within the RECIPES project.

Work Packages

WP 2

Team Members

Dr. Pia-Johanna Schweizer, Joe Rini

Contact

Dr. Pia-Johanna Schweizer
Joe Rini

Website

https://www.iass-potsdam.de

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:20:42 +0000

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

HU Berlin

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Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) is a renowned research university with around 40000 students and 4000 employees. It was founded in 1810 and is one of the universities of excellence in Germany. The participating institute is the Georg-Simmel Center for Metropolitan Studies (www.gsz.hu-berlin.de).

Within RECIPES HU Berlin is responsible for case study 7: Financial R&I, Financial Risks, and Precaution in Implementing the European Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD) — Cities Investing in Renewing Water Infrastructures, London / Milan.

Work Packages

WP 2

Team Members

Harald A. Mieg, Fritz-Julius Grafe

Contact

Harald A. Mieg
Fritz-Julius Grafe

Website

http://www.metropolenforschung.de/

DIALOGIK

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:16:39 +0000

DIALOGIK

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DIALOGIK is a non-profit research corporation which investigates communication and coordination processes in contemporary societies. Since its founding in 2003, DIALOGIK has been dedicated to research on risk, participation, and the inter-relationships between technology, science, and society.

DIALOGIK investigates complex processes of communication and interaction in the conflict-laden triangle of politics, economy, and civil society. It employs highly skilled scientific staff (today about 20 full time or part time researchers of which almost half hold a doctorate) and graduate and undergraduate student assistants. The disciplinary backgrounds of the employees range from sociology, political science, administrative science, communication science to geography, biology, agricultural sciences and environmental sciences. Several staff members are certified mediators.

The research team has special expertise in social scientific approaches and is familiar with methods and advanced techniques of qualitative and quantitative social research. In its research DIALOGIK employs mainly discursive methods of investigation. This means, that the research team uses structured dialogue in order to systematically collect information about perspectives, arguments and values of social groups and individuals and includes this information into its analyses. In its research work DIALOGIK brings together theoretical reflections about the role of dialogue and participation in political, economic and social life on the one hand, with the development and conduct of innovative dialogue and participation processes as well as the use of established processes, on the other. This allows us to learn continually through an iterative process of theoretical development and practical validation.

We have successfully used and further developed our expertise in more than 150 international and national projects since our foundation in 2003.

DIALOGIK is financed exclusively by third-party funds. Its projects are funded by the European Commission, the German Research Foundation (DFG), federal and State ministries, higher federal authorities, public and private foundations, and other grant authorities and clients.

Within RECIPES DIALOGIK is mainly responsible for WP4 Policy Dialogue.

Work Packages

WP1, WP2, WP3, WP4 and WP6

Team Members

Marion Dreyer

Contact

Marion Dreyer

Website

https://www.dialogik-expert.de/en

The Applied Research and Communications Fund

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 09:13:17 +0000

The Applied Research and Communications Fund

ARC Fund

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ARC Fund is a premier Bulgarian NGO that has worked since many years in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. It is actively engaged in applied research and analyses, public policy support and advocacy, capacity building, training, and knowledge and innovation brokerage. Over the years, ARC Fund has successfully managed and partnered in more than 100 projects in the EU’s programmes (FP4, FP5, FP6, FP7).

In 2001, ARC Fund started building its institutional capacity in forward-looking studies, and since then the organisation has implemented several sectoral foresight studies and built up capacity in technology assessment and public engagement in research and innovation.

Within the RECIPES project, ARC Fund will be responsible for carrying out a case study on GMOs and for investigating discourses and applications on the precautionary principle in Bulgaria. It will also contribute to the discourse analysis and synthesis in WP1 “Taking stock of the precautionary principle since 2000”, the new tools development in WP3 “Development of new tools and approaches to the PP in a co-creation approach” and policy dialogues in WP4 “Policy Dialogue”.

Work Packages

WP1, WP3 and WP4

Team Members

Ventseslav Kozarev

Contact

Ventseslav Kozarev

Website

http://www.arcfund.net/

Ecologic Institute

KALEH — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 08:58:14 +0000

Ecologic Institute

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Ecologic Institute is an independent, academic think tank for environmental research and policy analysis. Since our founding in 1995, Ecologic Institute has been dedicated to improving environmental policy, sustainable development and policy practice. Through findings and ideas Ecologic Institute helps to mainstream environmental issues into other policy areas. Strengthening the European and international dimensions in research, education and environmental policy discourses is a key priority. Ecologic Institute has offices in Berlin, Brussels and Washington DC.

Today more than 100 employees work for Ecologic Institute. Our colleagues come from over 25 countries. Offering diverse expertise and skills, our experts cover the entire spectrum of environmental policy, sustainable development and socio-ecological research in inter- and transdisciplinary projects. Our staff researches, supports and evaluates national, European and international political processes and brings together actors from science, politics and practice. The results are in-depth analyses and practical recommendations. In cooperation with leading American and German universities, the Institute is also active in education.

Ecologic Institute is a private, non-profit institution financed through its project work. Funding partners include the European Commission, the European Parliament, the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the German Federal Environment Agency and various foundations.
Within RECIPES Ecologic Institute is responsible for WP 5 Communication and Dissemination.

Work Packages

WP 5

Team Members

Chiara Mazzetti, Heidi Stockhaus, Karl Lehmann

Contact

Chiara Mazzetti
Heidi Stockhaus

Website

https://www.ecologic.eu/