European Academies publish Discussion Paper on Loss of Trust in Science and Expertise
European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) published the first issue of a new discussion paper series with the title “Loss of Trust? Loss of Trustworthiness? Truth and Expertise Today”.
The paper addresses current discussions on the so-called “post-truth” era and draws attention to the questions of placing and refusing trust in expertise, and how expertise and scientific evidence are being contested in a changing landscape of communication. The document has been elaborated on the basis of discussions of ALLEA’s international and interdisciplinary ALLEA’s Working Group Truth, Trust and Expertise.
