Building on the work from the previous Technology and Democracy (2020), this new report presents the state-of-the-science on the influence of digital technology on our democracy. It reaffirms the need to act now...
Science Policy Advisor using behavioural science to inform more effective and impactful science advice.
Mario Scharfbillig works on behavioural research and implementation in the area of evidence-informed policymaking at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission since 2019. He is currently leading the work on values and identities in the political process as part of the Enlightenment 2.0 research programme. Since 2022, he is associate editor of the JRC Editorial Review Board. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Mainz, where he specialized in research on behavioural economics, public policy and corporate governance. During his PhD, he also managed the Interdisciplinary Public Policy (IPP) research group at the University of Mainz.
Latest activities
The “Trust in Science for Policy Nexus" workshop, held in Ispra, Italy, on September 12-13, 2024, convened by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, the International Science Council...
Declining trust in governments and administrations worldwide has prompted the need to re-evaluate the role of public communication. As the information environment evolves, effective communication becomes increasingly challenging...
