INSTITUT SYMLOG

Institut Symlog is a private social sciences research consultancy specialising in societal risk governance topics, science/policy/civil society interface, responsible research and innovation, stakeholder engagement, communication and dissemination. Founded in 1982, it has provided action research, desk and major survey studies, co-construction of stakeholder best practice and roadmap documents, public consultation, facilitation and writing, programme evaluation, and teaching and training for a wide range of public and private French, European and international organisations.

A particular specialty has been close collaboration with scientists and technologists to derive and communicate the main messages from their work, highlighting its relevance for policy and society, and providing a basis for stakeholder feedback. It also specialises in creating platforms for dialogue enabling civil society stakeholders to take a leading role in the assessment of concerns and in joint construction of risk management.