Do we measure what should be measured? Towards a research and theoretical agenda for STI measurement in Africa
Innovation and Development,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 25
Опубликована: Март 27, 2025
Язык: Английский
Missions, conditions and the policy transfer of Smart Specialisation in the European Union
Regional Studies,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
59(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 8, 2024
Smart
Specialisation
is
fundamentally
a
bottom-up
policymaking
process
premised
on
entrepreneurial
discovery
and
peer
learning.
Nonetheless,
the
European
Union
has
relied
coercive
policy
transfer
through
ex-ante
funding
conditionality
instrument
to
secure
its
implementation
across
regions.
This
paper
examines
how
use
of
shaped
in
Furthermore,
it
discusses
whether
ensure
particular
type
innovation
reflects
changed
perception
role
state
broader
integration
project.
Язык: Английский
The politics of directionality in innovation policy through the lens of policy process frameworks
Science and Public Policy,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 21, 2024
Abstract
Different
interpretations
of
“directionality”
in
innovation
policy
and
sustainability
transitions
literature
streams
suggest
the
need
for
distinguishing
between
actors
“giving
direction”
contributing
to
transformative
change,
“systemic
directionality”
emerging
through
change
required
address
societal
challenges.
As
an
initiation
toward
bridging
these
understandings,
we
emphasize
process-oriented
political
nature
directionality
mobilize
theory
conceptualize
politics
directionality.
The
questions
who
gives
direction,
where
how
is
direction
given,
which
when
why
does
a
(or
not)
are
employed
explore
integrative
review
five
process
frameworks:
Multiple
Streams
Framework,
Punctuated
Equilibrium
Theory,
Policy
Feedback
Advocacy
Coalition
Narrative
Framework.
We
propose
integrated
conceptual
framework
analysis
involving
giving
processes
systemic
Язык: Английский