M. Decker, M. Ladikas (Eds.)
Berlin Heidelberg New York: Springer 2004, (Reihe "Wissenschaftsethik und Technikfolgenbeurteilung", Bd. 22), ISBN 3-540-21283-3,
250 Seiten, 53,45 Euro
[Foreword/htm]
[Preface/htm]
Table of Contents
Technology Assessment in Europe; between Method and Impact – The TAMI Project | 1 | ||||
Part I: Main Results | 12 | ||||
1 | The Practice of Technology Assessment; Science, Interaction, and Communication | 13 | |||
1.1 | Introduction | 12 | |||
1.2 | TA definition | 12 | |||
1.3 | From method to impact: a complex relationship | 16 | |||
1.4 | Institutional setting | 18 | |||
1.4.1 | Types of institutional settings | 18 | |||
1.4.2 | Addressees or target groups | 19 | |||
1.4.3 | Types of expertise on issues and methods | 19 | |||
1.5 | Situation appreciation | 19 | |||
1.5.1 | Issue dimension | 20 | |||
1.5.2 | Political dimension | 22 | |||
1.5.3 | Social dimension | 23 | |||
1.5.4 | Innovation dimension | 25 | |||
1.5.5 | Availability of knowledge | 26 | |||
1.6 | Defining the goals of a TA-project | 28 | |||
1.7 | The project design | 29 | |||
1.7.1 | The "method toolbox": three classes of TA methods | 29 | |||
1.7.2 | Selection of the TA-methods | 33 | |||
1.7.3 | Quality criteria | 33 | |||
1.8 | Project implementation | 47 | |||
1.9 | Summary and conclusions | 48 | |||
1.9.1 | Functions of methods for reaching TA goals | 48 | |||
1.9.2 | The method toolbox | 49 | |||
1.9.3 | How to select the appropriate TA method | 50 | |||
1.9.4 | Quality criteria | 51 | |||
1.9.5 | Recommendations concerning the relationship between method and impact | 52 | |||
2 | Towards a Framework for Assessing the Impact of Technology Assessment | 57 | |||
2.1 | Introduction | 57 | |||
2.2 | The application of knowledge in policy making | 58 | |||
2.3 | Definition of impact | 60 | |||
2.4 | Typology of impacts | 61 | |||
2.4.1 | Raising knowledge | 64 | |||
2.4.2 | Forming attitudes / opinions | 66 | |||
2.4.3 | Initialising action | 72 | |||
2.5 | Influencing factors | 77 | |||
2.5.1 | Institutional setting | 77 | |||
2.5.2 | Technology policymaking culture | 79 | |||
2.5.3 | Structure and state of the innovation process | 80 | |||
2.6 | Conclusions | 81 | |||
3 | Technology Assessment in Europe: Conclusions & Wider Perspectives | 87 | |||
3.1 | Introduction | 87 | |||
3.2 | Three central terms | 88 | |||
3.3 | Method and impact | 89 | |||
3.3.1 | As seen from the method | 89 | |||
3.3.2 | As seen from the impact | 90 | |||
3.4 | Evaluation of impact | 92 | |||
3.5 | The institutional setting | 93 | |||
3.6 | Communication and process | 95 | |||
3.7 | The trans-national perspective | 96 | |||
Part II: Supplementary Papers | 99 | ||||
Shaping the Impact: the Institutional Context of Parliamentary
Technology Assessment Luis Sanz-Menéndez & Laura Cruz-Castro |
101 | ||||
Organised Interests in the European Union’s Science and
Technology Policy– The Influence of Lobbying Activities Theo Karapiperis & Miltos Ladikas |
129 | ||||
Industry Technology Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges
for Partnership Robin Fears & Susanne Stephan |
143 | ||||
Culturally-Based Framing Factors that Influence Technology
Assessment Tomasz Szapiro |
163 | ||||
Part III: Appendix | 189 | ||||
Appendix A: Description of Examples for Matrix of TA Roles | 181 | ||||
Appendix B: Description of Institutes | 215 | ||||
List of Authors | 241 |