Science Futures: The role of science-policy interfaces in co-producing rural futures (B05)

• Subject Area: Empirical Social Research
• Term: since 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 328966760

"Science Futures" investigates science-policy interfaces in Kenya and Tanzania through two channels: (a) research universities mediating national advisory processes, and (b) international organizations influencing government policy. Focusing on agriculture, infrastructure, and education, the project explores, how knowledge and expertise are co-produced, transferred, and negotiated to shape rural development and future-oriented decision-making.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 228: Future Rural Africa: Future-making and social-ecological transformation
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Heads: Dr.-Ing. Michael Brüntrup, until 12/2025; Professorin Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge; Professor Dr. David Kaldewey