Fake news? Post-truth? Populism? In the current environment of growing scepticism about political institutions and a dismissal of journalism and scientific facts, public trust in expertise is seen as eroding. Such trends are often associated with a changing digital communication landscape where new responses and mechanisms are required to find common ground in public discourse and decision-making. This is the conclusion of a series of discussion papers by ALLEA (All European Academies), the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities. ALLEA is among the five European academy networks involved with the EU-funded SAPEA project, part of the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism.
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Source: Phys.org