Science and policy: an STS Approach of the path to a new international labour standard on biological hazards
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Mejía-Montero, Adolfo
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Avendaño Antúnez, Pilar
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Chevening Scholarships
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2025-09-05T10:41:58Z
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2025-09-05T10:41:58Z
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2024-11-28
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This research project reflects on the complex interplay between science and policy in
negotiating a new International Labour Standard on biological hazards, utilising a Science and
Technology Studies framework. The literature review critically examines the role of public
engagement in science and policy, policy implementation strategies, and social movement
unionism. The study aims to explore how different factors, such as epistemic and behavioural
influences, and various contexts, including political background and available resources, affect
negotiation processes and policy outcomes.
The research incorporates qualitative methods of participant observation and semi-structured
interviews conducted during the 112th International Labour Conference, supplemented by a
scoping review of International Labour Organisation documents illustrated with examples from
Argentina, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico.
Findings acknowledge that public engagement significantly shapes policy outcomes in intricate
and non-mutually exclusive dynamics. This empirical work concludes that social dialogue and
policy implementation are still embedded in epistemic differentiation and interactions between
science and public engagement, emphasising the importance of integrating knowledge(s)
within policymaking to achieve equitable governance in current debates on Occupational
Safety and Health. Finally, the study proposes a hybrid model of knowledge sharing to enhance
interactions between science and policy in global governance.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1842/43931
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7488/era/6462
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en
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The University of Edinburgh
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Science and Technology Studies (STS)
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International Labour Standard
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Public engagement
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Policy implementation
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Knowledge sharing
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Science and policy: an STS Approach of the path to a new international labour standard on biological hazards
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Thesis or Dissertation
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Masters
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MSc Master of Science
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