Institutionalization and Social Appropriation of RRI: A Remaining Challenge? (1)

Abstract

Since 2013, the EC has pushed a devoted strategy to foster the embracement of RRI across the whole Horizon 2020 FP. This effort has allowed to develop a generous body of knowledge, experiences and networks around the concept with the determination to promote a significant change in European R&D. However, with the conclusion of FP8 and the beginning of FP9 at the forefront, it´s time to reflect about how RRI has effectively permeated different institutions across the EU and outside of it. On the one hand, New HoRRIzon project has shown that the institutionalization of RRI in research organizations is still a challenge. On the other hand, other projects (e.g. RRI practice, RIconfigure) have indicated ways forward to mainstream RRI. That duality demands to explore what are the remaining challenges towards its full implementation.

In this panel we would like to explore how RRI has been diffused all over the last 7 years in Europe with the help of questions such as: Which challenges face RRI throughout the EU territory ? What characteristics have shaped RRI diffusion? What drivers can lead the RRI paradigm towards its institutionalization? Which best practices can be shared and transferred across the continent?

We welcome submissions from different fields of academia (political science, philosophy, sociology, social psychology, anthropology and STS of course) that want to share their findings about this timely policy episode. We also welcome papers from different stakeholders engaged in this topic such as research funders, policy makers, science communicators and citizen associations.

Chair

• Robert Braun, Institut für Höhere Studien Vienna

Individual Presentations

• B-RRI-Exit? Institutionalisation of RRI in the EU and the UK - Philip Inglesant, University of Oxford, Department of Computer Science; Jun Zhao, University of Oxford, Department of Computer Science; Marina Jirotka, University of Oxford, Department of Computer Science

• Has responsible research and innovation disseminated across the Ethics Ecosystem? A case study of AI population health research in the UK and Canada - Gabby Samuel, King's College London; Gemma Derrick, Lancaster University; Jenn Chubb, York University

• Organisational institutionalisation of responsible innovation - Phillip Macnaghten, Wageningen University; Richard Owen, Bristol University; Mario Pansera, Bristol University; Sally Randles, Manchester Metropolitan University

• Social labs as a cost-effective solution for mainstreaming RRI? The case of the University of Novi Sad - Raúl Tabarés, TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA); Ezekiela Arrizabalaga, Fundación TECNALIA Research & Innovation; Petar Vrgovic, University of Novi Sad; Mila Grahovac, University of Novi Sad

Session Organizers

• Raúl Tabarés, TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA)

• Vincent Blok, Wageningen University & Research

• Mika Nieminen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

• Robert Braun, Institut für Höhere Studien Vienna