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Recent Trends and New Approaches of Public Engagement in Japan

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Title: Recent Trends and New Approaches of Public Engagement in Japan
Authors: Mikami, Naoyuki Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Yagi, Ekou Browse this author
Ikebe, Yasushi Browse this author
Issue Date: 5-May-2014
Publisher: Public Communication of Science and Technology
Citation: 13th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference
Abstract: Following nearly two decades of research and trials, public engagement (PE) was finally introduced into Japanese national science and technology policy after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. The government used a deliberative poll (DP) when drawing up its new energy strategy, which was nevertheless retracted soon after the change of government in 2012. This aboutface shows that the PE mechanism has not yet taken root in the national policymaking arena in Japan, and it is necessary for society as a whole to gain more experience in PE in science and technology. The creation of a national network of dialogues is a promising way of applying PE in Japan on a universal scale, and the experience of World Wide Views on Biodiversity (WWViews 2012) in Japan demonstrated that science centers can act as excellent hubs for such a network. After WWViews 2012, the authors developed a two-hour PE workshop program for disseminating informal dialogues on science-in-society issues as well as a scheme for creating a network of dialogues with science centers acting as local hubs. Our future research will be directed at the design of a national resource center for dialogues which can provide various resources to develop a sustainable network of dialogues.
Conference Name: International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference
Conference Sequence: 13
Conference Place: Salvador
Type: proceedings
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/77797
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