title: Experimenting with distributed approaches - Case study: A 'national-level' distributed dialogue on bioenergy in the United Kingdom.
abstract: An emerging thread in the public participation debate is the need for innovative and more experimental forms of dialogue to address weaknesses of previous structured deliberative methods. This research note discusses an experiment with a distributed approach to dialogue, which used bioenergy as a case study. We discuss the potential of the model to attract a variety of publics and views and to inform policy. This is done with a view to refining future dialogues and increasing the involvement of scientists and other practitioners at the science-policy interface.
authors.affiliation: ISCTE-IUL (Lisbon University Institute), Portugal marta.entradas@iscte.pt.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Entradas
mesh_terms: D001674:Bioelectric Energy Sources; D003256:Community Participation; D058735:Environmental Policy; D033181:Information Dissemination; D011639:Public Opinion; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: bioenergy; distributed dialogue; public dialogue; public participation; science policy