Mechanisms for transdisciplinary co-production

Authors

Keywords:

open science, citizen engagement, policy

Abstract

In the age of climate emergency, there continues to be a deep disconnection between people’s perception of social concerns (e.g. job and economic security, urban design and uses of technology) and environmental concerns (e.g. weather-related disasters, pollution, loss of green spaces, ecoanxiety). This fuels what many call a ‘democratic deficit’, where representative democracies are struggling to foster and support evidence-based decision-making in the face of extensive misinformation and disinformation campaigns. This is particularly concerning among youth and vulnerable parts of the population, such as immigrant communities and the elderly. This workshop proposes transdisciplinary engagement as a way to engage and inform around those issues, while building and extending Open Science efforts to provide an alternative to bubble chambers created by digital media and some forms of Artificial intelligence. The workshop aims to explore, together with delegates and through break-out groups, experiences of engaging local communities in developing environmental/social interventions together with policy-makers as well as researchers, thinking about challenges and learning from each other’s solutions. Some of the examples will include water research and policy engagement in Italy, youth engagement around environmental themes across European organisations, and the development of the Climate Pact Ambassador network.

Author Biographies

Sabina Leonelli, Technical University of Munich

Sabina Leonelli holds the Chair (W3) of Philosophy and History of Science and Technology at the Technical University of Munich, where she is also Research Director of the Ethical Data Initiative (https://ethicaldatainitiative.org/), Co-Director of the Public Science Lab and Principal Investigator of the ERC Project PHIL_OS (www.opensciencestudies.eu). Her research interests span critical data studies, modelling, governance and AI-powered analysis across the biological, environmental and health sciences; and open science and related transformations in the global research landscape. Leonelli is an alumna of the Global Young Academy and engages with a variety of initiatives in science policy. She is Honorary Professor at the University of Exeter; Fellow of the Stazione Zoologica of Naples, Academia Europaea, Royal Society of Biology and Académie Internationale de Philosophie de la Science; President-Elect of the International Society for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology; Subject Editor for the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy; Associate Editor for the Harvard Data Science Review; and recipient of the Lakatos Award 2018 and the Patrick Suppes Prize 2022. Her latest book Philosophy of Open Science (2023) was published Open Access by Cambridge University Press.

Stefano Rimini, Pianeta

Stefano Rimini is a senior policy consultant with over 10 years of experience in inequalities, social policies, and policy-making. He is the president of the NGO Pianeta, and has advised organizations like UNICEF, the European Parliament, the European Committee of the Regions and the Italian Government. As an activist, founder of the nonprofit Pianeta.org, and EU Ambassador for the Climate Pact, he advocates for social and environmental justice, focusing on bridging social and environmental concerns and promoting evidence-based decision-making for vulnerable populations.

Published

2024-09-19

How to Cite

Leonelli, S., & Rimini, S. (2024). Mechanisms for transdisciplinary co-production. Septentrio Conference Series, (1). Retrieved from https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/SCS/article/view/7842