Relevant Research in a Knowledge Democracy: Citizens’ Participation in Defining Research Agendas for Europe

摘要: In our rapidly changing societies there is an on-going and increasing demand for research development of science technology. Therefore defining agendas becomes great importance the societal development. a democratic perspective process relevant proactive could in many respects gain from consultation citizens. The citizens are carriers concerns expectations future with right facilitating methods, such can be collected trans-formed into agendas. case involving identifying new emerging needs S&T, these added qualities to analysis extremely relevant. need high political credibility counteracting risk lobbying taking over search prominent. knowledgebase widened social life order able identify issues among public. may very well found some tensions frictions societies, example problems, health challenges work balance, have special qualifications those.