Communication role on perception and beliefs of EU Citizens about Science

Información del proyecto

CONCISE

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 824537

DOI

10.3030/824537

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de la firma de la CE 23 Noviembre 2018

Fecha de inicio 1 Diciembre 2018

Fecha de finalización 31 Enero 2021

Financiado con arreglo a

• Improving knowledge on science communication in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of interactions between scientists, general media and the public

Coste total

€ 1 198 337,50

Aportación de la UE

€ 1 198 337,50

Coordinado por

UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - CONCISE (Communication role on perception and beliefs of EU Citizens about Science)

Período documentado: 2019-09-01 hasta 2021-01-31

Resumen del contexto y de los objetivos generales del proyecto

With the advent of multiple communication channels in present-day society, measuring the impact of science-related news stories on the audience is not an easy task. Although it is possible to identify different audiences and the reach of science-related news stories, what about their impact or how they might change the public’s perception of a given reality? And what about fake news and misinformation, what impact those two have?

Furthermore, after the advent of massive social networks, such as Facebook (2004) and Twitter (2006), this situation has changed fundamentally. At present, the reach of traditional media has dropped, thus making it difficult to assess their impact on the general public. Even when a scientific issue is covered in a large number of media, this does not necessarily mean that it reaches broad audiences and has a significant impact on them.

CONCISE is working on organizing European citizen wide-debates on the social perception toward science information, involving the whole value chain of stakeholders, including media outlets, policymakers, scientists, businesses and science communicators. The project aims at providing qualitative knowledge on the sources and channels by which EU citizens get their science-related experience. And how this knowledge influences their beliefs, opinions, and perceptions of science-related issues. For this purpose, CONCISE has explored the understanding of almost 500 citizens, representing the 500 million EU citizens, about four controversial topics: vaccines, complementary and alternative medicine use (CAM), genetically modified organisms, and climate change.

Trabajo realizado desde el comienzo del proyecto hasta el final del período abarcado por el informe y los principales resultados hasta la fecha

During the second reporting period of the project, CONCISE organized and held the citizen consultations in five countries (Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, and Portugal). The citizen's understanding and position on the four scientific topics was evaluated, validated, compared and analyzed. Citizen opinions will be used to produce indicators that will help have more direct and fruitful communication on science issues, avoiding discourses that degenerate in distrust and misunderstandings. A number of publications, including 6 policy biefs have already been issued and distributed.

Avances que van más allá del estado de la técnica e impacto potencial esperado (incluida la repercusión socioeconómica y las implicaciones sociales más amplias del proyecto hasta la fecha)

CONCISE results will be scalable, and the methodology could be applied to other countries and in and beyond the EU, in order to increase the uptake of science in terms of quality and quantity by the general public.

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