SCIENCE ADVICE FOR POLICY
BY EUROPEAN ACADEMIES

Carina Keskitalo on undead models of science advice

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What’s that misshapen, lumbering form looming from the shadows? Why, it’s the old linear model of science advice, already killed a thousand times over, but somehow still living — and it’s coming for YOU.

Luckily, we have Professor Carina Keskitalo to hammer (another) stake into the heart of this monstrosity, with a tour-de-force about why you can’t just tell your social scientists to shut up and do stakeholder engagement. Shoulder your crossbow, clutch your crucifix and enjoy!

The social aspects of environmental and climate change. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-191872

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