TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of scientists in policy-making regarding agricultural biotechnology
T2 - From traditional to alternative views
AU - Van Der Werf Kulichova, Zuzana
AU - Coumou, Hilde C.
AU - Arujanan, Mahaletchumy
AU - Wehrmann, Caroline
AU - Osseweijer, Patricia
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - Scientists have always played an important role in informing policy decisions. However, many controversial policy problems regarding science and technology, such as agricultural biotechnology, are often characterised by low value consensus and high level of complexity. In these circumstances various policy actors legitimate their policy preferences using science. In this article, we challenge the linear model of science and policy and argue that the stakeholder model of science in policy is more appropriate for governance of controversial policy problems regarding science and technology. We build our argument on available literature and empirical data from interviews and two online surveys. We choose agricultural biotechnology as the case study to illustrate scientists' perception about their role in policy-making. Our study illustrates that agricultural biotechnology scientists sympathise with the stakeholder model of science and policy. However, there is a gap between perceived ideal role for scientists in policy-making and the role, which these scientists actually take.
AB - Scientists have always played an important role in informing policy decisions. However, many controversial policy problems regarding science and technology, such as agricultural biotechnology, are often characterised by low value consensus and high level of complexity. In these circumstances various policy actors legitimate their policy preferences using science. In this article, we challenge the linear model of science and policy and argue that the stakeholder model of science in policy is more appropriate for governance of controversial policy problems regarding science and technology. We build our argument on available literature and empirical data from interviews and two online surveys. We choose agricultural biotechnology as the case study to illustrate scientists' perception about their role in policy-making. Our study illustrates that agricultural biotechnology scientists sympathise with the stakeholder model of science and policy. However, there is a gap between perceived ideal role for scientists in policy-making and the role, which these scientists actually take.
KW - Agricultural biotechnology
KW - Policy-making
KW - Regulations
KW - Scientists
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85021160862&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJBT.2017.084619
DO - 10.1504/IJBT.2017.084619
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021160862
SN - 0963-6048
VL - 14
SP - 171
EP - 190
JO - International Journal of Biotechnology (online)
JF - International Journal of Biotechnology (online)
IS - 3
ER -