In November 2009, at Noors Slott in Sweden, a small group of distinguished individuals from academia and government met to reflect on the ideas developed in the New Production of Knowledge (Gibbons <italic>et al</italic>., 1994) and Re-thinking Science (Nowotny <italic>et al</italic>., 2001). The aim was less to determine the...

In this keynote address to the 2004 IMHE General Conference in Paris, the author tried to lay out the profound changes that are taking place in society. These changes give rise to a new context in which institutions have to make decisions. Three principle elements characterise the new context: a...

Dans l’allocution principale qu’il a prononcée à l’ouverture de la Conférence générale 2004 de l’IMHE, à Paris, l’auteur a tenté d’exposer les changements qui interviennent dans la société. Ces changements définissent un nouveau contexte, cadre des choix et décisions pour...

Impact assessment is a method of regulatory oversight intended to improve both regulatory processes and outcomes. This article reviews the work of the Regulatory Policy Committee established in 2009 to improve regulatory scrutiny in the UK, including its role in the coalition government's policy...