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Evaluating Participatory Agenda Setting Methods for Inclusive Research and Innovation Governance Frameworks

This study explores the limits and benefits of involving public stakeholders in the early stages of research agenda setting. It aims to refine participatory methods to better align innovation with societal needs.

Open to researchQualified 85/100P4 provenance
Primary research question

How do different participatory agenda setting methods influence the alignment of research priorities with societal goals?

Knowledge gap

What remains worth asking

The source suggests that while participatory methods are increasingly used, their practical limits and long-term benefits in agenda setting require further critical evaluation.

Potential contribution

Why it may matter

Improving participatory processes ensures that research and innovation are more responsive to complex societal challenges.

Academic placement

OECD fields and topic tags

Futures StudiesScience and Technology StudiesSociology

Scope: Public research institutions and innovation policy bodies. · Method signals: Qualitative case study, Participatory action research

Possible study pathways

One question, different levels

Postgraduate diploma

Public engagement in science policy

Doctoral

Critical analysis of participatory governance

originalityModerate
methodologyModerate
Data accessModerate
ethicsModerate

Qualification signal

85/100

  • Focus on upstream engagement
  • Analyze institutional barriers to participation
  • Open-access scholarly source and DOI metadata verified

Provenance

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  • Open-access status verified
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APA 7 source

Gudowsky, N. (2021). Limits and benefits of participatory agenda setting for research and innovation. European Journal of Futures Research, 9(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40309-021-00177-0

Paper abstract and discussion context; AI-inferred direction

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