Knowledge production and the science–policy relation in Dutch soil policy: results from a survey on perceived roles of organisations

Emergence of a techno-legal specialty: Animal tests to assess chemical safety in the UK, 1945–1960

“…Thus, study of institutional settings should be considered as they intervene in the ability of scientists to set goals, communicate results, and develop a technical community with shared norms and values. Souren et al (2007), for example, illustrate the difficulty of communicating new knowledge between scientists, environmental organisations and policy makers in Dutch soil policy. Johnston and Robbins point out that lack of shared understanding can lead to expert disagreements.…”

Roles of Scientists as Policy Advisers on Complex Issues: a Literature Review

“…The authors in the second group share the view that scientific knowledge should be socially robust in times of the ''scientification of society'' and the ''politicization of science'' (Weingart, 1997(Weingart, , 1999Souren et al, 2007). These authors attempt to answer the question regarding what factors influence the role of scientific experts as follows: experts differ in the ways in which they organize their role in the science-policy interface.…”

“…These authors attempt to answer the question regarding what factors influence the role of scientific experts as follows: experts differ in the ways in which they organize their role in the science-policy interface. What happens in the science-policy interface is the translation of science into policy, which is a political process in which the different roles of experts and the different regulatory patterns of organizations can be observed (Halffman, 2005;Halffman and Hoppe, 2005;Souren et al, 2007;Hoppe, 2009). These differences are subject to change; Van Eijndhoven and Groenewegen (1991) found that experts are flexible in their argumentation and able to change viewpoints.…”