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Dear all,
the Call for Abstracts for *Session 43* "*Innovative formats of
science-policy-society interaction*" at the IUFRO 125^th Anniversary
Congress, “Interconnecting Forests, Science and People” 19.-22.
September 2017 in Freiburg, Germany
is now open. Please find details below and at
http://iufro2017.com/call-for-abstracts/ (for the procedural details)
and
http://iufro2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/IUFRO2017-AllDiv9-Sessions-…
(Nr.43 for session details). Deadline for Submissions is 30th November 2016.
We are looking forward to your contributions on innovative approaches
relating to transdisciplinary forest research and scientific knowledge
transfer.
Best regards,
Michael Böcher, Michael Pregernig, Georg Winkel and Regina Rhodius
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*Innovative formats of science-policy-society interaction (session 43)*
/Regina Rhodius, Michael Böcher, Michael Pregernig, Georg Winkel/
Forest science is a discipline with a strong tradition in and focus on
applied, solution-oriented research. Nevertheless, to generate und
communicate scientific knowledge that is indeed relevant for
forest-related decisions, a better interaction between science, policy
and society is crucial. Against this background, within the session we
will discuss two current approaches contributing to bridging science,
policy and society by offering innovative formats of interaction: A) the
concept of transdisciplinarity, and B) concepts of scientific knowledge
transfer. In the subsequent panel discussion, we will bring together the
concepts and discuss in how far and under which conditions they
contribute to a better science-policy-society interaction. For both
session parts, we invite oral and poster presentations.
*/Part A: Forest science between 'research for the sector' and a new
wave of 'transdisciplinarity'/*/
//(Regina Rhodius, Michael Pregernig, Georg Winkel)/
Transdisciplinarity is seen as a new paradigm as regards the cooperation
between science and society: Following the principles of co-design, the
research topics and questions shall be set not only by the involved
scientists, but in close cooperation with practitioners and civil
society; following the principle of co-production, this cooperation
shall be continued during the following research phase itself. In light
of this, this part of the session strives to discuss and assess in how
far the concept of ‘transdisciplinarity’ relates to the current
practices in forest research. We explore, further, if the concept is
useful for forest research practice, and where the challenges to be
overcome lie. Thus, we invite papers that report on forest research
projects with a transdisciplinary approach to discuss, inter alia, the
following questions:
• How is transdisciplinarity practiced in forest research projects?
• Does it make a difference to forest research – or is it just old
wine in new skins?
• What are the main challenges forest research is facing when
applying principles of transdisciplinarity?
• What can the transdisciplinarity community learn from experiences
of forest research?
*/Part B: Advanced approaches for a better understanding of scientific
knowledge transfer for interconnecting forest-related policies, science
and people/*/
//(Michael Böcher, IUFRO sub division 9.05.07 – Science policy
interactions)/
Interconnecting forests, science and people for achieving a sustainable
life on earth is often a question of how forest-related policy decisions
from the global to the local level are based on latest scientific
findings. Especially natural scientists often claim that politicians
neglect their forest-related findings whereas political actors state
that science that they need has to be well in time, practically usable
and directed towards their current political problems. An irony is that,
despite this central “misunderstanding” between scientists and political
actors, modern forest policy that includes aspects that go much beyond
traditional forestry is more and more dependent on interdisciplinary
science-based expertise. For a successful interconnection between
forests, science, and people, we need an advanced knowledge about the
conditions under which scientific knowledge transfer can be successful
to be utilized in respective forest-related policies. Part B of the
session will take up this crucial question and wants to discuss
conceptual as well as empirical contributions that lead to an advanced
understanding of scientific knowledge transfer for interconnecting
forest-related policies, science and people. The sub session is
organized by "IUFRO sub division 9.05.07 – Science policy interactions"
and serves as a follow up to the very successful session during the last
IUFRO world congress in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Regina Rhodius
Geschäftsführung des Projektes
"Wissensdialog Nordschwarzwald - ein Reallabor-Projekt"
www.wissensdialog-nordschwarzwald.de
Gefördert vom Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Professur für Fernerkundung und Landschaftsinformationssysteme (FeLis)
Tennenbacher Str. 4
79106 Freiburg i.Br.
FON: 0761 - 203 67657
FAX: 0761 - 203 3701
regina.rhodius(a)felis.uni-freiburg.de