Download full text
(external source)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://doi.org/10.5380/nocsi.v0i5.93603
Exports for your reference manager
Transformative Translations? Challenges and tensions in territorial innovation governance
[journal article]
Abstract Since the 1990s, changing ways of producing and circulating knowledge have been accompanied by debates that diagnose and call for change in the relationship between science, society, politics, and innovation. Most recently in Europe, some of these debates emphasize the concept of responsible researc... view more
Since the 1990s, changing ways of producing and circulating knowledge have been accompanied by debates that diagnose and call for change in the relationship between science, society, politics, and innovation. Most recently in Europe, some of these debates emphasize the concept of responsible research and innovation (RRI). In this paper, we present a comparative analysis of different territorial RRI-pilots within the Horizon 2020-funded project TRANSFORM. In these pilots, different translations of RRI become visible. RRI (1) gets translated as participatory and deliberative modes of innovation governance aimed at transformative change, (2) takes the shape of citizen science projects; and (3) is enacted as participatory agenda setting and (plans for a) citizen assembly. We argue that it is the often-invisible work of establishing, nurturing, and caring for relationships within the territorial R&I ecosystems - what can the thought of as ongoing "maintenance work" - that creates the conditions for more responsive modes of innovation governance, and thus a shift towards transformative change in innovation policy. Through describing these translations and the related practices we will direct attention to the potential, challenges, and systemic barriers of this kind of work.... view less
Keywords
innovation; governance; research and development; responsibility; sustainability; transformation; participation
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
Free Keywords
Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI); Translation; Maintenance
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 56-85
Journal
NOvation - Critical Studies of Innovation (2023) 5
Issue topic
Perspectives on innovation governance: challenges and dilemmas
ISSN
2562-7147
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0