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The Challenge of Feeding Scientific Advice into Policy-Making
Roland Schenkel
Former Director-General, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Square de Meeus 8, 1049 Brussels, Belgium.
E-mail: roland.schenkel{at}t-online.de
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Both the United States and the European Union are facing new challenges in terms of how science is viewed and used. There continues to be tension between scientific information and societal and political priorities. How can we explain the gap between science and policy-making while confronting misperceptions and promoting positive views of science among the public?
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By Roland Schenkel
Three case studies illustrate general principles to guide scientists and policy-makers in interactions with each other and the public.