Expertise – SKAPE

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Informal early career session with Professor Reiner Grundmann

SKAPE is pleased to invite you all to the inaugural 2023-2024 Keynote seminar from Prof. Grundmann on the functions of expertise in times of populism and science scepticism

SKAPE Keynote: Expertise in uncertain times

SKAPE is pleased to invite you all to the inaugural 2023-2024 Keynote seminar from Prof. Grundmann on the functions of expertise in times of populism and science scepticism

Uncomfortable knowledge in central banking

Jacqueline Best of the University of Ottawa will give a talk on central banking in the 2023 Semester 2 seminar series. The talk will examine the history of Paul Volcker’s role at the Federal Reserve and how central banks have addressed the issue of ignorance in different eras.

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Knowledge, expertise and education policy during Covid-19

On 27 April, we welcome Jenny Ozga (University of Oxford) to SKAPE as part of our seminar series.

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“Unite behind the Science!” Climate movements’ relations to science in narratives on environmental futures

On 9 February, we welcome Simone Rödder (Universität Hamburg) to SKAPE as part of our seminar series.

Front cover of Expertise and Participation by Eva Krick

Ignorant rule of the masses or elitist rule of a knowing few? How to organise the knowledge-democracy-nexus

Following her talk for the SKAPE seminar series, Eva Krick introduces her new book ‘Expertise & Participation – Institutional designs for policy-development in Europe’, which examines the relationship between expertise and public participation in modern governance.

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Reflections on the impact of Covid-19

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This blog post is a summary of the SKAPE Seminar on 24 June 2020 on the impact of Covid-19 on the study of the relationship between science, knowledge and policy.

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Democratising expertise? Lay citizens in the role of experts

Blog post, Seminar series post / By cdavies7

In this post, Eva Krick discusses the involvement of ‘lay’ or ‘citizen experts’ in knowledge and advice production through practices such as citizen science, service user involvement and certain forms of citizen panels.

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How to engage effectively and ‘speak truth to power’

Blog post / By SKAPE editor

Paul Cairney discusses notions of trust and the idea of ‘speaking truth to power’ for scientists in science policy debates with policymakers.

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Trusting in expertise? Knowledge, advice and policy in the environmental domain

Blog post, Seminar series post / By cdavies7

Susan Owens, Fellow of the British Academy, introduces her Skape Keynote Lecture, 30 May 2018.