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Opportunity from Crisis: A Common Agenda for Higher Education and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research
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Jacob, Merle; Hellström, Tomas – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
This paper makes a plea for the construction of a common agenda for higher education and science, technology and innovation (STI) policy research. The public higher education and research sector in all countries is currently in the grip of several challenges arising from increased accountability, internationalization and in some cases dwindling…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Education, Policy, Sciences
Scientific Mobility and International Research Networks: Trends and Policy Tools for Promoting Research Excellence and Capacity Building
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Jacob, Merle; Meek, V. Lynn – Studies in Higher Education, 2013
One of the ways in which globalization is manifesting itself in higher education and research is through the increasing importance and emphasis on scientific mobility. This article seeks to provide an overview and analysis of current trends and policy tools for promoting mobility. The article argues that the mobility of scientific labour is an…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Higher Education, Occupational Mobility, Scientific Research
On Commodification and the Governance of Academic Research
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Jacob, Merle – Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy, 2009
The new prominence given to science for economic growth and industry comes with an increased policy focus on the promotion of commodification and commercialization of academic science. This paper posits that this increased interest in commodification is a new steering mechanism for governing science. This is achieved by first outlining what is…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Governance, Policy