Science-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science Cafés

Abstract This empirical paper presents a case of a participatory agenda-setting exercise for green care services in Hungary. Science Cafés were utilised as a participatory agenda-setting tool within the framework of the InSPIRES H2020 project. The objectives were to collect perceptions of research n...

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Main Authors: Bálint Balázs, Janka Horváth, György Pataki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:European Journal of Futures Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40309-020-00164-x
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Janka Horváth
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description Abstract This empirical paper presents a case of a participatory agenda-setting exercise for green care services in Hungary. Science Cafés were utilised as a participatory agenda-setting tool within the framework of the InSPIRES H2020 project. The objectives were to collect perceptions of research needs from key actors in the green care field in Hungary, to generate collaborative research projects on green care services and to initiate social dialogue around green care in Hungary. The main research question was as follows: how can we co-create a research agenda on green care by eliciting responses from concerned citizens and experts in a very open and democratic setting? While a growing body of evidence supports the need for, and benefits of, green care services, there is not much research in Hungary addressing diverse knowledge needs of the multiple social actors in the green care field. Science Café as developed for institutionalising an informal and lively dialogue between science and society proved to be a useful tool to co-generate a research agenda for such a relatively neglected but socially highly beneficial theme as green care.
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spelling doaj.art-ab058ea95cab4b2fa728e10709e5fa6e2022-12-21T21:47:04ZengSpringerOpenEuropean Journal of Futures Research2195-41942195-22482020-07-01811910.1186/s40309-020-00164-xScience-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science CafésBálint Balázs0Janka Horváth1György Pataki2Environmental Social Science Research Group (ESSRG), Impact Hub BudapestEnvironmental Social Science Research Group (ESSRG), Impact Hub BudapestEnvironmental Social Science Research Group (ESSRG), Impact Hub BudapestAbstract This empirical paper presents a case of a participatory agenda-setting exercise for green care services in Hungary. Science Cafés were utilised as a participatory agenda-setting tool within the framework of the InSPIRES H2020 project. The objectives were to collect perceptions of research needs from key actors in the green care field in Hungary, to generate collaborative research projects on green care services and to initiate social dialogue around green care in Hungary. The main research question was as follows: how can we co-create a research agenda on green care by eliciting responses from concerned citizens and experts in a very open and democratic setting? While a growing body of evidence supports the need for, and benefits of, green care services, there is not much research in Hungary addressing diverse knowledge needs of the multiple social actors in the green care field. Science Café as developed for institutionalising an informal and lively dialogue between science and society proved to be a useful tool to co-generate a research agenda for such a relatively neglected but socially highly beneficial theme as green care.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40309-020-00164-xScience CaféScience ShopResponsible Research and Innovation (RRI)Green careParticipatory research agenda-setting
spellingShingle Bálint Balázs
Janka Horváth
György Pataki
Science-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science Cafés
European Journal of Futures Research
Science Café
Science Shop
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)
Green care
Participatory research agenda-setting
title Science-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science Cafés
title_full Science-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science Cafés
title_fullStr Science-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science Cafés
title_full_unstemmed Science-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science Cafés
title_short Science-society dialogue from the start: Participatory research agenda-setting by Science Cafés
title_sort science society dialogue from the start participatory research agenda setting by science cafes
topic Science Café
Science Shop
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)
Green care
Participatory research agenda-setting
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40309-020-00164-x
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