From experimentation to structural change: fostering institutional entrepreneurship for public engagement in research and innovation

IF 2.6 4区管理学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Science and Public Policy Pub Date : 2023-11-15 DOI:10.1093/scipol/scad065

Joshua B Cohen, Anne M C Loeber, ilse Marschalek, Michael J Bernstein, Vincent Blok, Raúl Tabarés, Robert Gianni, Erich Griessler

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Abstract

Many researchers experiment with participatory settings to increase public engagement in research and innovation (R&I). Because of their temporary nature, it often remains unclear how such participatory experiments can contribute to structural change. This paper empirically explores options for bridging this gap. It analyzes how participants can be supported to act as institutional entrepreneurs to actively promote public engagement in R&I. To draw lessons, we analyze empirical material gathered on nineteen Social Labs which were set up to promote the uptake of Responsible Research and Innovation in a European R&I funding program (Horizon 2020). Involvement of motivated participants, insight in their institutional context, and specific methods and management choices that enhance a sense of agency are identified as essential for organizing change. These findings and the resulting framework of interventions may prove valuable for further (action) research into the institutionalization of public engagement in R&I.

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从实验到结构变革:培养公众参与研究和创新的制度性创业精神

许多研究人员在参与式环境中进行实验，以增加公众对研究和创新的参与(R&I)。由于它们的临时性，人们往往不清楚这种参与性实验如何能促进结构变革。本文从经验上探讨了弥合这一差距的选择。它分析了如何支持参与者作为机构企业家积极促进公众参与研发;为了吸取教训，我们分析了19个社会实验室收集的经验材料，这些实验室的建立是为了促进欧洲研发I资助计划(地平线2020)中负责任的研究和创新的吸收。有动机的参与者的参与，对其制度背景的洞察，以及增强代理意识的具体方法和管理选择被认为是组织变革的必要条件。这些发现和由此产生的干预框架可能对进一步(行动)研究公众参与R&的制度化有价值。

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