University-led dialogues with society

Title

University-led dialogues with society: balancing informing and listening?

 Author

de Roo, Nina (Wageningen University & Research)
Metze, T.A.P. (TU Delft Organisation & Governance) ORCID 0000-0002-6103-5958
Leeuwis, Cees (Wageningen University & Research)

Date

2024

 Abstract

In response to a growing understanding that scientific knowledge is not always trusted at face value, many universities organise dialogues to ‘open up’ to society. In four exploratory case studies at the Dutch Wageningen University & Research, we looked into the adherence to dialogue principles and the roles that researchers performed while engaging in dialogues. We found that researchers face three challenges when interacting with societal stakeholders in dialogues: (1) moving from knowledge provider to “letting in” and listening to different perspectives (2) balancing attention toward knowledge with attention toward values and emotions (3) navigating different aspired and perceived roles of researchers in dialogue (e.g. Pure Scientist versus Issue Advocate).


 Subject

Dialogue
Participation and science governance
Public engagement with science and technology

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 DOI

https://doi.org/10.22323/2.23010802

 ISSN

1824-2049

 Source

Journal of Science Communication, 23 (1)

 Part of collection

Institutional Repository

 Document type

journal article

 Rights

© 2024 Nina de Roo, T.A.P. Metze, Cees Leeuwis
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