Overview of research related to science in society in Europe

Giulia Anichini (1) , Suzanne de Cheveigné (1, 2)

1 EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales
2 CNELIAS - Centre Norbert Elias

We have carried out a cross-sectional analysis of the information on research in the science in society (SiS) field collected by the Monitoring Policy and Research Activities on Science in Society in Europe (MASIS) project. Based on the reports set up by national correspondents in the different countries, we were able to provide a picture of the type of research being carried out in Europe under national funding. It has provided a new picture, bringing in countries that do not often appear in the mainstream literature. A typology of countries has been set up according to their activity in the area and a description of research topics is provided. A number of integrated projects, sometimes cross-national, that examine a topic from different angles appear to be particularly promising. Most available information concerned dedicated SiS research projects. Very little information was available on SiS research ‘embedded’ in projects centred on other ‘hard-science’ topics.

Domaines: Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie

Giulia Anichini, Suzanne de Cheveigné. Overview of research related to science in society in Europe. Science and public policy, 2012, Science in Society in Europe, 39 (6), pp.701-709. ⟨10.1093/scipol/scs088⟩. ⟨hal-02943138⟩