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Scientific expertise in complex decision-making processes

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  • J A de Bruijn
  • E F ten Heuvelhof

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A picture of complex decision-making processes is sketched based on empirical research. These processes are found to be unpredictable, both in content and in time. A number of quality criteria for decision-making are also presented, including satisfaction with the results on the part of the actors involved, and consolidation of the decision-making by ensuring consideration of a variety of options, followed by selection on the basis of this variety. Provisions are described which increase the likelihood that research will have an effect on the decision-making process. These provisions are contingent, in line with the unpredictability of the processes. They promote the creation of ‘negotiated knowledge’. Orderly interplay between the research and decision-making processes is essential to ensure this. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • J A de Bruijn & E F ten Heuvelhof, 1999. "Scientific expertise in complex decision-making processes," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 26(3), pages 179-184, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:26:y:1999:i:3:p:179-184
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    1. Jonathan Craft, 2015. "Conceptualizing the policy work of partisan advisers," Policy Sciences, Springer;Society of Policy Sciences, vol. 48(2), pages 135-158, June.
    2. Saskia Hommes & Joanne Vinke-de Kruijf & Henriëtte Otter & Geiske Bouma, 2009. "Knowledge and Perceptions in Participatory Policy Processes: Lessons from the Delta-Region in the Netherlands," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 23(8), pages 1641-1663, June.

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