In times when excellence is at the top of the research agenda of all research and innovation policies, especially in Europe, research universities are the implicit reference model of most policy makers and most public debates. However, the implications, that is a major geographical concentration...

Aux époques où l’excellence vient en tête du programme d’action de toutes les politiques de recherche et d’innovation, notamment en Europe, les universités de recherche sont le modèle de référence implicite de la plupart des décideurs politiques et des débats publics. Cependant,...

This paper analyses how the interaction between social institutions on the one hand and actors’ strategies and interests on the other hand is shaping European integration in research policy. We specifically focus on the implications of the existence of different conceptions of European...

This article addresses the issue of the development of national science policies in OECD countries in the 1960s. It argues that the Organisation for Economic and Co-operation and Development (OECD) acted as a policy innovator playing a central role in the development and adoption of what we call...

Examining the ‘who’ (agents), ‘how’ (policy instruments) and ‘why’ (societal legitimacy) of the governance process, this book presents a conceptual framework about the governance of change in socio-technical systems. Bridging the gap between disciplinary...

As an introduction to the special issue on “emerging nanotechnologies”, this paper puts in perspective contemporary debates and challenges about nanotechnology. It presents an overview of diverse analyses and expectations about this presumably revolutionary set of technological, scientific...

Les technologies émergentes comme la microélectronique des années 70, les biotechnologies des années 80-90 ou les nanotechnologies des années 2000 s'expriment sous forme de vagues technologiques (Kahane, 2008) qui sont porteuses de promesses scientifiques et techniques (Pautrat, 2002), de...

As an introduction to the special issue on “emerging nanotechnologies”, this paper puts in perspective contemporary debates and challenges about nanotechnology. It presents an overview of diverse analyses and expectations about this presumably revolutionary set of technological, scientific...