Abstract
In this paper the challenges of trans-disciplinary practice and quality assurance by extended peer review, in terms of knowl-edge co-production, mediation and repre-sentation, are addressed. Spaces for the articulation of plural narratives are ex-plored, including the opportunity to deploy new information technologies. The TIDDD (tools to inform debates, dialogues & delib-erations) is introduced in the context of the GOUVERNe project. 1 The Trans-disciplinary Challenge
Highlights
Quality Assurance by Extended Peer Review: Tools to Inform Debates, Dialogues & Deliberations by Ângela Guimarães Pereira & Silvio Funtowicz, European Commission – DG Joint Research Centre1
We concentrate on the development of a tool (TIDDD or tools to inform debates, dialogues & deliberations) in order to operationalise the concept of quality assurance through an extended peer community, as a response to the need to extend the assessment of relevant knowledge to those who contribute to its co-production, outside the boundaries of disciplinary science
The methodology deployed was based on the concept of quality assurance by extended peer review, as a normative procedure to construct the knowledge base upon which a debate about water governance options could start in both case studies
Summary
It is recognised that fields of knowledge and scientific practice are, in many cases, no longer usefully divided into isolated compartments. The late 1970’s academic curricula everywhere reflected the recognition that societal issues have to be approached, framed, resolved and justified from a multiplicity of perspectives, some even recognising a trans-disciplinary evolution (Nicolescu 1999). This is clear in addressing problems of sustainability and, in general, environmental governance. Scientisation has lead to the scientific internalisation of many societal issues, especially in environmental and health domains This has occurred mainly through the creation of masses of quantitative knowledge and argumentations which, in many cases, do not help and can even worsen controversies (Sarewitz 2004), confusing framings and justifications when (urgent) action is required. We concentrate on the development of a tool (TIDDD or tools to inform debates, dialogues & deliberations) in order to operationalise the concept of quality assurance through an extended peer community, as a response to the need to extend the assessment of relevant knowledge to those who contribute to its co-production, outside the boundaries of disciplinary science
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