Knowledge brokering at the environmental science-policy interface : examining structure and activity
Publiceringsår
2024
Upphovspersoner
Juhola, Sirkku; Huotari, Essi; Kolehmainen, Liisa; Silfverberg, Outi; Korhonen-Kurki, Kaisa
Abstrakt
Highlights • The environmental science-policy interface is a network within which knowledge is brokered. • We use a mixed method approach to examine the science-policy interface in Finland. • Results show a centralised network centred around knowledge brokers and users, not producers. • Personal communication and media are main sources with trust being important. Abstract The environmental science-policy interface, consisting of dynamic interactions between various actors, is increasingly an object of study. In this interface, new types and kinds of boundary organisations are emerging and new types of knowledge brokering are taking place. Given the increasing calls for more evidence-based policy, it is pertinent to examine what type of SPI can be identified at the national level, how knowledge is brokered in it and how boundary organisations function and are positioned within the network. To do this, we utilise a mixed method approach, combining a survey questionnaire and interviews as data collection methods with social network analysis and qualitative content analysis to examine the national science-policy interface in the environmental domain in Finland. Our results show a centralised network with weak reciprocal links. The network is centred more around knowledge brokers and users than knowledge producers. In this network, knowledge is mainly brokered through media and personal communication, with no single actor group assuming responsibility. The boundary organisation studied here engages in brokering activities and actively creates venues for knowledge brokering. Our findings are in line with previous research, demonstrating the need for further strengthening of not only the structural foundations of the science-policy interface, but also of the actors engaging in knowledge brokering.
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Jyväskylä universitet
Silfverberg Outi
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Volym
153
Artikelnummer
103672
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Publikationsforumsnivå
2
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Öppen tillgänglighet i förläggarens tjänst
Ja
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Delvis öppen publikationskanal
Licens för förläggarens version
CC BY
Parallellsparad
Ja
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Vetenskapsområden
Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Socialgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Övriga samhällsvetenskaper; Miljövetenskap; Skogsvetenskap
Nyckelord
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Förlagets internationalitet
Internationell
Språk
engelska
Internationell sampublikation
Nej
Sampublikation med ett företag
Nej
DOI
10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103672
Publikationen ingår i undervisnings- och kulturministeriets datainsamling
Ja