Theoretical Investigation into Participatory Technology Assessment Methods and Development of Supporting Tools for Utilization

在本研究中，我对过去在科学技术和环境领域的参与式实践案例进行了详细的调查，并在英国进行了实地调查。通过这些调查，笔者考察了公共审议与政策制定之间关系的理论基础，以及参与性实践的制度设计和实际操作。在对协商民主中最具代表性的科技公众参与方式之一--协商会议进行集中研究后，笔者将其基本要素公式化，并为一本关于协商民主各种方法论的专著撰写了一篇指导性文章。

In this study, I conducted a detailed survey of the past cases of participatory practice in the field of science and technology and the environment, and I also conducted a field survey in the United Kingdom for relevant cases. Through these surveys, I investigated theoretical foundations about the relation between public deliberation and policymaking, looking at institutional design and actual operation of participatory exercises. After concentrated study on consensus conference, which is one of the most typical methods for public participation in science and technology, I formulized the essential elements of the method and contributed a guide article to a volume on various methodologies of deliberative democracy.