Communication role on perception and beliefs of EU Citizens about Science

Informations projet

CONCISE

N° de convention de subvention: 824537

DOI

10.3030/824537

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 23 Novembre 2018

Date de début 1 Decembre 2018

Date de fin 31 Janvier 2021

Financé au titre de

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

Coût total

€ 1 198 337,50

Contribution de l’UE

€ 1 198 337,50

Coordonné par

UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA
Spain

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

Période du rapport: 2019-09-01 au 2021-01-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

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.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

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.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

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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