Maximizing the Policy Impacts of Public Engagement A European Study

• Published in: Science, technology, & human values Vol. 40; no. 3; pp. 421 - 444
• Main Authors: Emery, Steven B., Mulder, Henk A. J., Frewer, Lynn J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.05.2015; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Conceptualization; Criteria; Decision making; Effectiveness studies; Engagement; Europe; Policy making; Political behavior; Political institutions; R&D; Research & development; Science; Science and technology; Europe; public engagement; policy impact; practitioners

There is a lack of published evidence which demonstrates the impacts of public engagement (PE) in science and technology policy. This might represent the failure of PE to achieve policy impacts or indicate a lack of effective procedures for discerning the uptake by policy makers of PE-derived output...