Advances in behavioral, decision and social sciences show that humans are not purely rational beings. As a result, this report brings new insights to political behaviour. It...

Help us identify the competences that enable effective, innovative evidence informed policy-making and science for policy!

What is it about? The Commission is trying to promote excellence in policymaking through anticipating, developing, implementing, and evaluating policies in an evidence-informed, transparent, and collaborative way with stakeholders, citizens...

The Evidence for Policy School is a flagship event of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) to reach out to mid-level scientists, policymakers and practitioners to improve the science-policy interface...

We aim to support researchers and policymakers who believe public policy is better when informed by scientific evidence and knowledge by sharing research on the challenges, tools and materials...

The JRC is currently writing a report that will support policymakers in understanding and interpreting value orientations and social identities that are relevant for policymaking. It is due in Autumn 2021.

In "Technology and Democracy: understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making" an international team of experts takes a behavioural science approach to investigate the impact of online platforms...

Re-imagining science advice to Policy after COVID-19. How to build a stronger, better-connected ecosystem in Europe.

This research that will be launched in 2021 will build upon previous Enlightenment 2.0 work that examines the relationship between online technologies and political behaviour, as well...

In a series of videos, a few authors speak about this report, second output of Enlightenment 2.0. The Research Programme seeks to understand the other drivers that influence political decision-making.