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Sustainable Development in Science Policy-Making: The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research's Policies for International Cooperation in Sustainability Research
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Abstract
New knowledge, created in international cooperation, is essential for global sustainability. Set against this background, this study focuses on German science policy for research cooperation with developing countries and emerging economies in sustainability research. Based on interviews with policy ... view more
New knowledge, created in international cooperation, is essential for global sustainability. Set against this background, this study focuses on German science policy for research cooperation with developing countries and emerging economies in sustainability research. Based on interviews with policy makers and researchers, the book scrutinizes the actors, processes and contents of science policy in Germany. The author argues that science policy mainly aims at German economic benefits and technology development. This, however, negatively influences global sustainability. To counter existing path dependencies, the author provides recommendations for sustainability-oriented scientific practice and science policy.... view less
Keywords
sustainable development; science policy; international cooperation; discourse analysis; developing country; science; politics; nature; sociology of science; sustainability; developmental sociology; sociology
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
344 p.
Series
Science Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839448823
ISSN
2703-1551
ISBN
978-3-8394-4882-3
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed