Science for Policy Handbook

Science for Policy Handbook provides advice on how to bring science to the attention of policymakers. This resource is dedicated to researchers and research organizations aiming to achieve policy impacts. The book includes lessons learned along the way, advice on new skills, practices for individual researchers, elements necessary for institutional change, and  knowledge areas and processes in which to invest. It puts co-creation at the centre of Science for Policy 2.0, a more integrated model of knowledge-policy relationship.

The print version of the book is based on an open access version, available on Elsevier’s ScienceDirect platform. https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780128225967/science-for-policy-handbook. In addition, the book is also available on the European Commission's website at https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/communities/en/community/evidence4policy/document/science-policy-handbook

Covers the vital area of science for policymakingIncludes contributions from leading practitioners from the Joint Research Centre/European Commission Provides key skills based on the science-policy interface needed for effective evidence-informed policymakingPresents processes of knowledge production relevant for a more holistic science-policy relationship, along with the types of knowledge that are useful in policymaking

SECTION I: Science for Policy 1.0: Deficit Model 1. Against the Science-Policy Binary Separation: Science for Policy 1.0 2. Post-Normal Science: How Does It Resonate With the World of Today?

SECTION II: Science for Policy 2.0: Co-creation 3. Institutional Framework for the Science–Policy Interaction 4. Skills for Co-creation 5. Achieving Policy Impact 6. From a Policy Problem to a Research Question: Getting It Right Together 7. Working Through Communities 8. Engaging With Citizens 9. The Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges to Modernise the Policy Cycle 10. Navigating Interests in a Science for Policy Environment

SECTION III: Backbone tools of Science for Policy 2.0 11. Complexity Science in the Context of Policymaking 12. Foresight - Using Science and Evidence to Anticipate and Shape the Future 13. Design for Policy 14. Monitoring the Impact of Science and Evidence on Policy

SECTION IV: Science for Policy 2.0 in Specific Areas 16. Knowledge-Based Crisis and Emergency Management 17. Behavioural Insights for EU Policymaking 18. The Use of Quantitative Methods in the Policy Cycle 19. Place-Based Solutions to Territorial Challenges: How Policy and Research Can Support Successful Ecosystems