Parsha

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Parsha is a research project applied from the Academy of Finland in September 2016. Its main objective is to test and implement the method of shared understanding on pressing environmental and health issues and other policy relevant problems. The method of shared undestanding is closely related to open assessment (a scientific method to evaluate impacts of policy decisions) and open policy practice (guidance to evaluate and manage a decision support process that involves an open assessment). However, the method of shared understanding (link goes to a Finnish description), is especially focussing on developing a description of issues, statements, and values presented by participants of a complex political decision situation. This goes beyond the description of scientific knowledge (which is the aim of open assessment) and incorporating that into an "official" decision making process (which is the aim of open policy practice). The method of shared understanding aims to understand and describe also aspects and values that researchers say are wrong or decision makers say are irrelevant or unfavourable. The purpose of such an exercise is to understand, discuss, and mediate societal opinions that may lead to controversies, political opposition, or even conflicts.

See also

Some important pages related to the project:

• Drive folder for the application (DL 28.9.2016)
  • Parsha research plan
  • Data management plan DMP Tuuli tool for making data managemen plan
• Project description in Harava (password-protected)
• Relevant methods in Opasnet:
  • Shared understanding
  • Open policy practice
  • Open assessment
  • Method of shared understanding (in Finnish)
• Academy instructions:
  • Generic guidance for applications Call for funding
  • Consortium applications
  • Guidance for reviewers