Participatory governance

In a new project for the Centre for Climate Repair, we are expanding our understanding of participatory governance.

This research looks at participatory mechanisms and the role they play in the construction of a fair governance framework for solar geoengineering technologies. In a field that is still largely unregulated and carries not only its own baggage of mistakes in public engagement but also those from other contentious scientific fields, meaningful participation might be not only necessary for research validation but also an opportunity to pursue science and think of global governance in inclusive and decolonial ways. Ultimately, this research seeks to contribute to the work of those who are trying to understand how public deliberative processes can move from being acceptability-seeking to becoming genuine policy instruments, as we still don’t have the formal infrastructures to do so.