EURAD - D1.16 Evaluation of the experimental model of interactions between EURAD participants and Civil society
This deliverable presents an Evaluation of the activities of Interactions with Civil Society (ICS) in EURAD. In accordance with the perspective of the Aarhus Convention that grounds the CS participation, ICS activities are expected to produce Fruitful Interactions among the different categories of actors involved in EURAD, with a view to contribute to enhancing decisions on safety of Radioactive Waste Management. The document provides a description of the innovative methodology that has been designed for the purpose of evaluating EURAD ICS activities in this perspective, the evaluations of selected events that are considered representative enough of the whole process, and reflexive elements on the method stemming from this evaluation.
The evaluation of the experimental model of ICS relies on evaluations of several specific events organised in the frame of ICS. These evaluations are based on a grid of nine key elements, selected and developed with a pluralistic methodology detailed in deliverable D1.14 “Mid-term evaluation of the ICS activities and experimental model of interaction between EURAD participants and Civil Society”: Legitimacy, Methodology, Postural changes, Personal unity, Expertise function, Meaning of the repository, Territory, Shared complexity, and Addressing the long term.
One main transversal conclusion of these evaluations is the importance of trust among members. This growing trust was possible to grasp since the evaluation process happened all along the EURAD programme and thanks to an adequate evaluation methodology. The constitution of stronger links between members, the better understanding of each other, and the creation of common frameworks help build more fruitful interactions between experts and civil society.
This document also concludes on the crucial role of the participative tools for ICS such as the PEP, on the enlightening perspective given by the dynamism of uncertainty management, and on the importance of creating and keeping a community in the long-term to improve understandings and interactions.
