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<strong>Carl</strong> – a social science research project Proposal 11/10/05Phase 1: setting the sceneThe first step in the research will be to record the national and international requirementsand the different dimensions and decisive factors for stakeholder involvement. Fromthese elements, the researchers will derive a common framework for the countryreports in phase 2, thereby establishing the axes for future comparison. Someelements that could be part of such a common framework are:- How to give form to participation and decision making processes and how to maintainand develop the processes over time.- How can public involvement be kept lively and how can the dynamics of participation anddialogue be maintained in the long term?- What are the legal requirements that apply to nuclear waste management? (in terms ofprocess, stakeholder involvement and assessment of alternatives, sustainabledevelopment requirements)- What is the history, culture and experience of stakeholder involvement?- What are the practical implications of the EC Directives on Environmental Assessmentand the Aarhus Convention?- What formal role do the regulations give to different ‘actors’ (Local affected communities,regulators, Local and National Government) at different stages?- Does the role of (some of) these ‘actors’ extend beyond formal regulations and in whatway does this influence the process?- What contributions are expected and wanted from different stakeholder groups?- How is public support defined at different stages in the program?- How were the concepts of fairness and transparency introduced into the process?- Was sufficient time given to all stakeholders to get knowledgeable and competent abouteach others’ views, experience and area of expertise?- What kind of innovative dialogue processes were established to enable stakeholderinvolvement?- How do the dynamics of dialogue, interaction and participation today meet therequirements for sustained dialogue over the long term?- …10/21
<strong>Carl</strong> – a social science research project Proposal 11/10/05Phase 2: elaboration of country reports and comparative researchOnce this grid of analyses is established, a “kick-off” workshop will be held. There thegrid will be presented to the C, A and L partners for further input. The second main topicof the workshop will be to discuss the desires and requirements of different stakeholdersregarding the decision making process.The grid, being fine tuned based on the input from the workshop, will then serve as aformat for the country reports. The aim of the country reports is to bring together theinformation on past, present and future participation and decision-making processes.Each report will bring together the success stories and failings in a bibliography percountry, including an analysis of why some actions work and why others fail. This willinvolve reviewing written accounts of events and close interaction with stakeholders whohave been involved. Local communities, regulators, waste management agencies andcampaign groups will interact closely with the researchers through meetings andinterviews to provide their personal experiences and ensure the research remainspractical. The research will investigate the issue from a bottom up and top downapproach investigating the interface between the two:• Top down - What is required from a regulatory and legal perspective? Whichare the national structures that place requirements on radioactive wastemanagement on the one hand and on public participation in decision making onthe other hand.• Bottom up - What has been achieved so far? What worked and did not workaccording to different stakeholder groups? What lessons can be learned? Whatdo communities and stakeholder organizations want from the processes?• Interface - What mechanisms have been developed to enable participation indecision-making processes e.g. hearings, inquiries, focus groups, partnerships?The country reports should look at the past and ongoing participatory processes withinthe social and political/institutional context in which these processes have been used.The country reports should therefore also develop a detailed understanding of thecharacteristics and trajectories of political and institutional cultures in each country, ofthe history, culture and experience of stakeholder involvement, since these all have abearing on the design and effectiveness of policy and participatory strategies.Developing the country reports following an agreed pre-established format (the grid)should allow for a thorough comparison between the countries. The objective of thiscomparative study is to establish a common platform of good practice and viable ways ofproceeding in radioactive waste management projects. The comparative study will becarried out through:11/21
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