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M. Decker, M. Ladikas (Eds.)

Bridges between Science, Society and Policy.
Technology Assessment - Methods and Impacts

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

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