Bridging the science-policy gap: development and reception of a joint research agenda on sustainable food consumption

摘要: Citation: Sedlacko M., Pisano U., Berger G., & Lepuschitz K. 2013. Bridging the science-policy gap: development and reception of a joint research agenda on sustainable food consumption. Sustainability: Science, Practice, Policy 9(2):105-123. Published online Oct 15, http://sspp.proquest.com/archives/vol9iss2/1204-019.sedlacko.htmlIntroduction Increasing uptake findings by policy makers aligning priorities to better reflect needs are two mutually reinforcing objectives interface. Shortcomings in use available evidence scientific expertise environmental making have been well documented (e.g., Pouyat, 1999; EC, 2008; Holmes Clark, Likens, 2010; see also 2001). In response, European Commission (EC) decided fund, through Seventh Framework Program for Research Technological Development (FP7), series knowledge-brokerage projects addressing interface number areas governance. CORPUS (Enhancing Connectivity Between Policy-Making Sustainable Consumption) was one funded projects, focusing three consumption areas: food, mobility, housing.One means chosen project consortium bolster (JRA) each these areas. This article reflects JRA experience (SFC). A typically identifies priority specific topics (for example, form questions, as Pretty et al. 2010), but goals, methods and/or expected results (cf. Sutherland 2011). Its involves scientists makers, representatives from both industry civil society organizations (CSOs), others. Joint or collaborative agendas between science produce policy-usable knowledge. Other approaches include high-level committees involving purpose-bound budgets state-research agencies, reports, dedicated programs that "attempt focus short-term political develop long-term capacities" (Nowotny 2003). JRAs becoming more widely used various with recent examples focused including ETP (2007), Niggli (2008), (2010). current case, consisted several stages conducted before, during, after workshops held January May 2011. Two authors this were actively involved facilitators observers throughout entire process.This aspect supplemented interpretive action research. We simultaneously facilitated process improve its usefulness participants. Our had an dimension, since we hypothesized ways participants make sense significant extent determined their organizational contexts--the constitutive social settings everyday work--and parts our methodology enabled us acquire richer understanding those contexts. theorize contexts enable constrain which able (and learn to) knowledge thereby influence what outcomes can be achieved terms further change makers' practices. design is presented subsections entitled Before, During, After Theoretical Methodological Framework; discussed Preparation Design Development. …