Initiated and coordinated by Professor Maria Baghramian, PERITIA brought together philosophers, social and natural scientists, policy experts, ethicists, psychologists, media specialists and civil society organisations from 11 partner institutions in 9 European countries.

Advisory Board

Onora O’Neill

Emeritus Professor of Philosophy
University of Cambridge

Susan Owens

Emeritus Professor of Environment and Policy
University of Cambridge

Judith Simon

Professor of Ethics in Information Technologies
University of Hamburg

Dan Sperber

Emeritus Research Professorship
French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Christiane Woopen

Professor for Ethics and Theory of Medicine
University of Cologne

Göran Hermerén

Professor of Medical Ethics
Lund University

David Farrell

Professor of Politics
University College Dublin

Heather Douglas

Professor of Philosophy
Michigan State University

Stephan Lewandowsky

Professor of Cognitive Science
University of Bristol

Stathis Psillos

Professor of Philosophy of Science and Metaphysics
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Work Package Leaders

WORK PACKAGE 1
Project coordination
Maria Baghramian

Project Leader and Coordinator
University College Dublin

Jenny Knell

Project Manager
University College Dublin

WORK PACKAGE 2
WORK PACKAGE 3
Interaction and public engagement

Work Package 2 aimed to assure high quality, coherent and effective communication of the project’s ongoing work and outputs.

Daniel Kaiser

ALLEA

Trust and advice mechanisms

Work Package 3 investigated and compared the existing systems through which experts assume an advisory role in policy making decisions in four European countries.

Cathrine Holst

University of Oslo

WORK PACKAGE 4
WORK PACKAGE 5
Trust in a changing media landscape

Work Package 4 focused on the role of digital media in establishing, enhancing or diminishing the levels of trust in experts and the role it has with policy decisions.

José van Dijck

University of Utrecht

Social indicators of trust and trustworthyness

Work Package 5 investigated the role of social indicators of the trustworthiness of experts.

Gloria Origgi

Institut Jean Nicod

WORK PACKAGE 6
WORK PACKAGE 7
Psychology of trust

Work Package 6 focused on the psychological mechanisms of trust and trustworthiness, particularly in the context of trust in scientific expertise.

Tiffany Morisseau

Strane Innovation

Ethics of trust

Work Package 7 investigated the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Rowland Stout

University College Dublin

WORK PACKAGE 8
WORK PACKAGE 9
Data collection and analysis

WP8 had the core objective of collecting data necessary to underpinning the overall findings of this project. This particular work package engaged in two complementary strands of activity: 1) Understanding trends in existing measures of trust; and 2) Generating new European data on institutional trust.

Bobby Duffy

King’s College London

Experimental measures trust/distrust

Work Packages 9 and 10 used lab based behavioural studies to investigate the determinants of judgements of trust and trustworthiness by members of the public and to test the findings of phase 1. Work Package 9 investigated methodological challenges in studying trusting behaviour and the social factors underlying them.

Liam Delaney

University College Dublin

WORK PACKAGE 10
WORK PACKAGE 11
Behavioural tools for building trust

WP 9 and 10 used lab-based behavioural studies to investigate the determinants of judgements of trust and trustworthiness by members of the public and to test the findings of phase 1. WP10 investigated the emotional and cognitive components of trusting behaviour.

Carlo Martini

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Citizens’ fora

WP 11 ran Citizens’ Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policy makers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change

Tracey Brown

Sense about Science (SaS)

Team members

Donya Alinejad

Utrecht University

Work Package 4 focuses on the role of digital media in establishing, enhancing or diminishing the levels of trust in experts and the role it has with policy decisions.

Alen Amirkhanian

American University of Armenia’s (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Work Package 8 has the core objective of collecting data necessary to underpinning the overall findings of this project. This particular work package will engage in two complementary strands of activity: 1.Understand trends in existing measures of trust and 2. Generate new data on Trust in Governance.

Work Package 11 runs Citizens’ Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Arshak Balayan

AUAF

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Work Package 11 runs Citizens’ Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Rebecca Benson

King’s College London Policy Institute

Work Package 8 has the core objective of collecting data necessary to underpinning the overall findings of this project. This particular work package will engage in two complementary strands of activity: 1.Understand trends in existing measures of trust and 2. Generate new data on Trust in Governance.
Shane Bergin

University College Dublin

Work Package 2 aims to assure high quality, coherent and effective communication of the project’s ongoing work and outputs.

Ty Branch

Institut Jean Nicod

Work Package 5 investigates the role of social indicators of experts’ trustworthiness.

Alexandre Bredimas

Strane Innovation

Work Package 2 aims to assure high quality, coherent and effective communication of the project’s ongoing work and outputs.

Work Package 6 focuses on the psychological mechanisms of trust and trustworthiness, particularly in the context of trust in scientific expertise.

Finbarr Brereton

UCD School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy

Work Package 11 runs Citizens' Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Lucas Dijker

University College Dublin

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Luke Drury

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Emma Fletcher-Barnes

University College Dublin

Work Package 11 runs Citizens' Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Torbjørn Gundersen

University of Oslo

Work Package 3 investigates and compare the existing systems through which experts assume an advisory role in policy making decisions in four European countries

Rhéa Haddad

Work Package 6 focuses on the psychological mechanisms of trust and trustworthiness, particularly in the context of trust in scientific expertise.

Kirstie Hewlett

King’s College London Policy Institute

Work Package 8 has the core objective of collecting data necessary to underpinning the overall findings of this project. This particular work package will engage in two complementary strands of activity: 1.Understand trends in existing measures of trust and 2. Generate new data on Trust in Governance.
Silvia Ivani

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Ilaina Khairulzaman

Sense about Science

Work Package 11 runs Citizens' Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Hannah Løke Kjos

University of Oslo

Work Package 3 investigates and compare the existing systems through which experts assume an advisory role in policy making decisions in four European countries.
Eva Krick

University of Oslo

Work Package 3 investigates and compare the existing systems through which experts assume an advisory role in policy making decisions in four European countries.

Finlay Malcolm

The Policy Institute, King’s College London

Work Package 8 has the core objective of collecting data necessary to underpinning the overall findings of this project. This particular work package will engage in two complementary strands of activity: 1.Understand trends in existing measures of trust and 2. Generate new data on Trust in Governance.
Daniella Meehan

University College Dublin

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Brian Monroe

University College Dublin

Work Packages 9 and 10 use lab based behavioural studies to investigate the determinants of judgements of trust and trustworthiness by members of the public and to test the findings of phase 1. Work Package 9 investigates methodological challenges in studying trusting behaviour and the social factors underlying them.

Matteo Motterlini

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

WP10 investigates the emotional and cognitive components of trusting behaviour. As in WP 9, it uses lab based behavioural studies to investigate the determinants of judgements of trust and trustworthiness by members of the public and to test the findings of phase 1.

Folco Panizza

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

WP10 investigates the emotional and cognitive components of trusting behaviour. As in WP 9, it uses lab based behavioural studies to investigate the determinants of judgements of trust and trustworthiness by members of the public and to test the findings of phase 1.

Silvia Panizza

University College Dublin

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Yevgenya Paturyan

American University of Armenia

Work Package 8 has the core objective of collecting data necessary to underpinning the overall findings of this project. This particular work package will engage in two complementary strands of activity: 1.Understand trends in existing measures of trust and 2. Generate new data on Trust in Governance.

Work Package 11 runs Citizens' Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Danielle Petherbridge

UCD School of Philosophy

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Work Package 11 runs Citizens' Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Nita Pillai

Sense about Science

Work Package 11 runs Citizens' Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Anna Plater-Zyberk

Polish Academy of Sciences

Work Package 11 runs Citizens' Fora to create opportunities for encounters between representative groups from the general public and experts, policymakers and journalists specialising in the area of climate change.

Piero Ronzani

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

WP10 investigates the emotional and cognitive components of trusting behaviour. As in WP 9, it uses lab based behavioural studies to investigate the determinants of judgements of trust and trustworthiness by members of the public and to test the findings of phase 1.

Matthew Shields

Work Package 7 will investigate the ethical requirements of trustworthy expertise as well as the role of ethical considerations in placing trust in policies based on expert advice.

Till Weber

Newcastle University Business School

Work Packages 9 and 10 use lab based behavioural studies to investigate the determinants of judgements of trust and trustworthiness by members of the public and to test the findings of phase 1. Work Package 9 investigates methodological challenges in studying trusting behaviour and the social factors underlying them.