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From talk to walk – what we need to build eco-social welfare

Can we address environmental destruction and inequality together? Mary Murphy says it's a matter of creating an eco-social welfare system with the three conjoined policy solutions discussed in this think piece.

20 Dec 2022

Transition-proofing welfare states – how should the EU go about it?

How can we achieve a socially just green transition? According to Sebastiano Sabato of the European Social Observatory (OSE), the key is strong and comprehensive welfare policies. He connects the publication of the European Green Deal to an emerging EU framework comprised of legislation, funding, and guidelines.

15 Dec 2022

Public support for eco-social policies, the Swedish case

Eco-social policies should be reframed as feasible alternatives rather than progressive ideas. This think piece by Jamil Khan, Kajsa Emilsson and Martin Fritz analyses public support for five eco-social policies in Sweden. 

14 Nov 2022

A new place for publics in science

Science has been separated from society for too long, a disservice especially to overlooked and excluded publics.  T.Y. Branch​ discusses in this think piece how science in society can adjust to improve this failing.

20 Oct 2022
Public trust in science must be earned

Public trust in science must be earned

The ideal of well-placed public trust in science distributes different burdens on different actors and institutions. This think piece by Gürol Irzik and Faik Kurtulmus discusses how scientists must earn public trust by attending to their legitimate worries.

14 Oct 2022
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TRUST IN SCIENCE, CRISIS OF EXPERTISE

The UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab brings the latest by leading experts as they debate ideas and discuss policy solutions to trust in science, the crisis of expertise, public mistrust, informed decision-making, and the democratization of science, all issues core to the COVID-19 recovery and beyond. 

11 Oct 2022

Trust in science – factor in culture and belief

The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of trust in science for compliance with policies and shifts in social norms. But are these reasonable burdens to have placed on trust in science? This think piece by Justin Sulik argues we need to develop better models of social influence that map perceptions of science and embed in the cultural and cognitive processes of belief formation.

03 Oct 2022

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