TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a strategic research agenda for social sciences and humanities in radiological protection
AU - Perko, Tanja
AU - Van Oudheusden, Michiel
AU - Turcanu, Catrinel
AU - Pölzl-Viol, Christiane
AU - Oughton, Deborah
AU - Schieber, Caroline
AU - Schneider, Thierry
AU - Zolzer, Friedo
AU - Mays, Claire
AU - Martell, Meritxell
AU - Baudé, Stéphane
AU - Choffel de Witte, Ilma
AU - Prlic, Ivica
AU - Cantone, Marie Claire
AU - Salomaa, Sisko
AU - Duranova, Tatiana
AU - Economides, Sotiris
AU - Molyneux-Hodgson, Susan
N1 - Score=10
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - Reflecting a change in funding strategies for European research projects, and a commitment to the idea of responsible research and innovation in radiological protection (RP), a collective of research institutes and universities have developed a prospective Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in radiological protection. This is the first time such a research agenda has been proposed. This paper identifies six research lines of interest and concern: 1) Effects of social, psychological and economic aspects on RP behaviour; 2) Holistic approaches to the governance of radiological risks; 3) Responsible research and innovation in RP; 4) Stakeholder engagement and participatory processes in RP research, development, policy and practice; 5) Risk communication; and 6) RP cultures. These topics were developed through broad stakeholder consultation, in conjunction with activities carried out in the framework of various projects and initiatives (EU H2020 CONCERT programme, the EU FP7 projects OPERRA, PREPARE and EAGLE, the 2015-2018 RICOMET series of conferences, and the 2014 and 2016 International Symposia on Ethics of Environmental Health); as well as through dialogues with members of the European radiation protection research communities. The six research lines open opportunities to integrate a range of key social and ethical considerations into RP, thereby expanding research opportunities and programmes and fostering collaborative approaches to research and innovation
AB - Reflecting a change in funding strategies for European research projects, and a commitment to the idea of responsible research and innovation in radiological protection (RP), a collective of research institutes and universities have developed a prospective Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) for Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in radiological protection. This is the first time such a research agenda has been proposed. This paper identifies six research lines of interest and concern: 1) Effects of social, psychological and economic aspects on RP behaviour; 2) Holistic approaches to the governance of radiological risks; 3) Responsible research and innovation in RP; 4) Stakeholder engagement and participatory processes in RP research, development, policy and practice; 5) Risk communication; and 6) RP cultures. These topics were developed through broad stakeholder consultation, in conjunction with activities carried out in the framework of various projects and initiatives (EU H2020 CONCERT programme, the EU FP7 projects OPERRA, PREPARE and EAGLE, the 2015-2018 RICOMET series of conferences, and the 2014 and 2016 International Symposia on Ethics of Environmental Health); as well as through dialogues with members of the European radiation protection research communities. The six research lines open opportunities to integrate a range of key social and ethical considerations into RP, thereby expanding research opportunities and programmes and fostering collaborative approaches to research and innovation
KW - ethics
KW - radiological protection
KW - responsible research and innovation
KW - social sciences and humanities
KW - strategic research agenda
UR - http://ecm.sckcen.be/OTCS/llisapi.dll/open/33508669
U2 - 10.1088/1361-6498/ab0f89
DO - 10.1088/1361-6498/ab0f89
M3 - Article
SN - 0952-4746
VL - 39
SP - 766
EP - 782
JO - Journal of Radiological protection
JF - Journal of Radiological protection
IS - 3
ER -