Reconfiguring knowledge production : changing authority relationships in the sciences and their consequences for intellectual innovation /

Governance of the public sciences has changed since World War II, especially the funding structures, autonomy, and accountability of public research organisations, and the extent to which research is steered towards societal usefulness. This book examines these developments in several countries.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Whitley, Richard, 1944-, Gläser, Jochen, Engwall, Lars
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Research > Government policy. Research > Government policy > Case studies. Science and state. Science and state > Case studies. Technology and state. Recherche > Politique gouvernementale. Recherche > Politique gouvernementale > Études de cas. Politique scientifique et technique. Politique scientifique et technique > Études de cas. SCIENCE > Research & Methodology. Technology and state Research > Government policy Science and state Electronic books. Case studies Case studies. Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:

Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction
1 Reconfiguring the Public Sciences: The Impact of Governance Changes on Authority and Innovation in Public Science Systems
I: Reorganizing Academia: Delegating Authority while Increasing Accountability in Universities
2 The UK Research Assessment Exercise: A Case of Regulatory Capture?
3 Research Funding, Authority Relations, and Scientific Production in Switzerland
4 The Changing Governance of Japanese Public Science
II: Reorganizing Research Organizations: Shifting Authority Relations between Teams, Departments, and Employers5 Informed Authority? The Limited Use of Research Evaluation Systems for Managerial Control in Universities
6 Changing Authority Relations within French Academic Research Units since the 1960s: From Patronage to Partnership
7 Mission Now Possible: Profile Building and Leadership in German Universities
III: Reorganizing Scientific Fields: Changing Authority Relations and Intellectual Innovations
8 Authority Relations as Condition for, and Outcome of, Shifts in Governance: The Limited Impact of the UK Research Assessment Exercise on the Biosciences9 Mediating Problem Choice: Academic Researchersâ€? Responses to Changes in their Institutional Environment
10 The Limits of Universality: How Field-Specific Epistemic Conditions Affect Authority Relations and their Consequences
11 Public Science Systems, Higher Education, and the Trajectory of Academic Disciplines: Business Studies in the United States and Europe
Concluding Reflections
12 From Governance to Authority Relations?Index
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