18. Pathways to Linking Science and Policy in Global Risk

This chapter is based on a CSER report published in July 2021, which is a practical how-to guide to engaging with stakeholders and policy makers. It involved one-to-one interviews and a workshop designed to elicit advice and experience from CSER researchers. After presenting a general overview of CSER’s approach to impact, the chapter outlines six policy case studies to develop advice for others seeking to influence policy. The “how to” character of this chapter is usefully complemented by the macro-analyses of policy-shaping contained in Chapter 19, and is further supplemented by the reflective account of seeking to influence nuclear disarmament diplomacy in Chapter 20.