Citizen Engagement in Evidence-informed Policy-making
Description
Launch of the WHO Overview Document & Mini-Publics Guide
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published two new resources to support citizen engagement in evidence-informed decision-making in the health field. The first one is an overview document that introduces the concept and principles of citizen engagement and its benefits and challenges. The second one is a guide on how to organize mini-publics, a specific form of citizen engagement that involves a representative sample of citizens in structured and facilitated discussions on a policy issue.
In this webinar, you will learn more about these two innovative resources and how they can help you design and implement mini-publics in your context. You will also have the opportunity to interact with the authors and the external editorial board of the documents, as well as hear about their experiences and lessons learned from applying mini-publics in different settings and stages of the policy process.
This event is organised by the World Health Organisation
Registration
https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Zn-n2qYnQMKXEKVxYEFg_Q
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Programme
Welcome & Agenda
- Tanja Kuchenmüller, Unit Head Evidence to Policy and Impact (ERP), Research for Health Department (RfH), Science Division (SCI), WHO
Official Welcome Note
- John Reeder, Director RfH/SCI/WHO
- Moderator: Laurence Lwoff, Head of Human Rights and Biomedicine Division, Council of Europe
WHO overview publication: Implementing citizen engagement within evidence-informed
policy-making
- Bobby Macaulay, Research Fellow, University of the Highlands and Islands, United Kingdom
WHO guide to mini-publics: Citizen engagement in evidence-informed policy-making
- Oliver Escobar, Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation, School of Social and Political
Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Voices from the Field: Perspectives on the latest publications
- Jorge Barreto, Senior researcher, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
- Alessandro Bellantoni, former Head of the Open Government, Civic Space, and Public Communication Unit, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Nicole Curato, Professor of Political Sociology, Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra, Australia
- Brenda Ogembo, Deputy Head, Senate Liaison Office at the Parliament of Kenya, Kenya
Country Experiences Shaping Policy Landscape
- Nanoot Mathurapote, Head of Global Collaboration Unit, National Health Commission Office,
Thailand - Eoin O'Malley, Associate Professor in Political Science, Primary Department, School of Law and
Government, Ireland
Questions and answers
- Laurence Lwoff, Head of Human Rights and Biomedicine Division, Council of Europe
Closing remarks
- Tanja Kuchenmüller, ERP/ RfH/SCI/WHO
Optional: Hands-on session: Using the WHO Guide to mini-public
- Oliver Escobar, Professor of Public Policy and Democratic Innovation, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom