The Choice of Innovation Policy Instruments
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The Choice of Innovation Policy Instruments

New working paper Authors: Susana Borrás and Charles Edquist Abstract:  The purpose of this article is to discuss the different types of instruments of innovation policy, to examine how governments and public agencies in different countries and different times have used these instruments differently, to explore the political nature of instrument choice and design (and … Continue reading

Three Tensions in the Governance of Science and Technology
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Three Tensions in the Governance of Science and Technology

Borrás, Susana (2012): Three Tensions in the Governance of Science and Technology Chapter in David Levi-Faur (ed.) (2012): The Oxford Handbook of GovernanceOxford: Oxford University Press. This chapter suggests that the governance of science and technology is characterized by three sets of persistent tensions, namely the tension between the self-organization of S&T and the politics of … Continue reading