Sweden's research aid policy : the role of science in development /

"Science and technology have long been considered key for development, problem solving and education in low-income countries, and Sweden has been at the forefront of efforts in this area, as one of the first countries to formalise research aid. This book analyses how The Swedish Agency for Rese...

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Main Author:	Brodén Gyberg, Veronica (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
Series:	Routledge explorations in development studies.
Subjects:	Research > Sweden > International cooperation. Research > Developing countries > International cooperation. Government aid to research > Sweden. Government aid to research > Developing countries. Science and state > Sweden. Aide de l'État à la recherche > Suède. Politique scientifique et technique > Suède. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General Government aid to research Research > International cooperation Science and state Developing countries Sweden Electronic books.
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Summary:	"Science and technology have long been considered key for development, problem solving and education in low-income countries, and Sweden has been at the forefront of efforts in this area, as one of the first countries to formalise research aid. This book analyses how The Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (SAREC) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have worked to promote science in low-income countries. In doing so, the book tackles challenging questions around whose knowledges and capacities count, who sets the research agenda, how knowledge resources are distributed, and how complex donor-recipient relationships serve both to address and inflate these issues. Through a discursive analysis of policy material and interviews with former directors at Sarec and Sida as well as other key persons, the book traces how perceptions of the relationship between research and development have shifted over the last five decades. Pointing to why long-term collaboration is necessary in order to contribute significantly to capacity building, as well as highlighting more general tensions relating to the production of knowledge, Sweden's Research Aid Policy: The Role of Science in Development will be a valuable resource for advanced students and researchers of foreign aid, development cooperation, and the history of science and technology"--
Physical Description:	1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781003033271 100303327X 9781000892772 1000892778 9781000892741 1000892743