@article{PAR00026800,
  title = {{P}ublic perception of scientific advisory bodies : the case of {F}rance's {C}ovid-19 {S}cientific {C}ouncil},
  author = {{S}chultz, {E}. and {W}ard, {J}. {K}. and {A}tlani {D}uault, {L}a{\¨e}titia},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}uring the {C}ovid-19 pandemic, many governments have resorted to scientific advisory bodies to aid in public health decision-making. {W}hat then has been the public's perception of those new structures of scientific advice? {I}n this article, we draw on a survey conducted in {N}ovember 2020 among a representative sample of the {F}rench adult population (n = 1,004) designed specifically to explore public perceptions of the dedicated {C}ovid-19 {S}cientific {C}ouncil created in {M}arch 2020 and of scientific advice in general. {A}fter only 8 months, three-quarters of {F}rench people said they had heard of it, but only a quarter had a positive opinion about its usefulness. {D}espite the diversity of perceptions of what scientific advice is and should be, it appeared that scientific advice bodies are perceived as useful mainly by a public already largely supportive of the delegation of the management of public life to the government and public institutions.},
  keywords = {scientific advice ; {F}rance ; {C}ovid-19 ; health policy ; public perception ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cience and {P}ublic {P}olicy},
  numero = {},
  pages = {},
  ISSN = {0302-3427},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1093/scipol/scad067},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00026800},
}