Dialogue with End Users

(Work Package 5)

In this work package we interact with the "end users" of the project. Representatives from science and technology advisory offices, authorities, NGOs and politicians will be invited to at least two meetings. The aim is to discuss different perspectives of risk governance in Europe, with special emphasis on its relations to the policy making structures, how policy makers can get the best possible insight into the issues to reach high quality decisions, how the stakeholders and the general public can get the same level of democratic insight, how transparency can be achieved, and what is the role of participation and deliberation.   

The end product of the project is the integration of existing approaches to risk governance, including risk informed decision-making, the precautionary principle, and risk deliberation, into a comprehensive and all-covering approach that incorporates both scientific assessment and public values. Since decisions on risk governance ultimately take place within the political system, this is at the core of policy making in Europe.

Contact:
Kjell Andersson: kjell.andersson@karita.se