Introduction: Ethical evidence and policymaking - Ron Iphofen and Dónal O’Mathúna
Part 1: Fundamentals of evidence and ethical dimensions in policymaking
1. Ethical research in a global context: a dynamic tension between universal values, principles and contextual applications - Margit Sutrop and Kristi Lõuk
2. One size fits all? The problems of offering ethical guidance to everyone - Paul Spicker
3. Trust in institutions or the scientist? The drivers and mechanisms of trust in research and innovation as a means to improve political outcomes - Caroline Gans-Combe
4. Modes of influence: what can we learn from international codes of ethics for health-related research? - Helen Busby
5. Interdisciplinary perspectives on Ethics and Integrity in Europe: acknowledging differences to foster mutual understanding - Eleni Spyrakou, Panagiotis Kavouras, Vassilis Markakis, Matias Barberis Rami and Costas A. Charitidis
6. An ethical framework for think tanks – easier drafted than done? - Fabian Zuleeg
Part 2: Ethical evidence in specific policy domains
7. Ethical research in public policy - Paul Spicker
8. Bitter harvests: ethical divides in the GM foods debate - Alan Simpson
9. Ethics in smart information systems - Francesca Pratesi, Roberto Trasarti and Fosca Giannotti
10. The AI industry and regulation: time for implementation? - Gabi Lombardo
11. Cardiovascular disease prevention and health promotion in times of a pandemic: a global health case study - Linda Gibson, Nchafack Almighty, Sibyl Anthierens, Tebogo Maria Mothiba and Hilde Bastiaens
12. Conducting ethical research in crisis situations: COVID-19 - Dónal O’Mathúna
13. Ethics in research for resilience and societal collapse - Ian Roderick
14. Research relationships and positionality: adult–child power relations - Katharina Miller and Nina J. Zugic
Part 3: Case studies
15. What is good evidence? - Helen Kara
16. Black Lives Matter: reconsidering systemic racism - Sally Burns
17. The state of scientific policy advice: reflections on strategies and challenges of foreign policy think tanks in times of crises - Nicolas Lux
18. Increasing the impact of research through policy: the role of academic publishers in bringing researchers and policymakers together - Hazel Goodes and Sarah Broadley