CfP for Thematic Issue: «For Science and Innovation: The Emergence and Demise of Coordination Agencies across the Globe»

This is a call for proposal for a thematic issue on the history of Science, Technology and Innovation «Coordination Agencies across the Globe».

With this thematic issue, we intend to reflect upon the outcomes of the national bodies for STI that were created from the 1960s onwards and its successive attempts for better STI coordination, i.e., at least two waves of institutional reform towards improving coordination – 1960s and 1990s. Whether these reforms were successful remains to be seen, and there is a persistent lack of institutional, organisational and policy evaluation.

We would like to have contributions that deal with the kind of Coordination agencies intended to organise and coordinate national S&T policy, supporting and advising the area Ministry, the decision-makers (and even coordinating the private sector) towards a public commitment to Science and the pairing of research and Science with development and Innovation – as most frequently the aim of coordination has been innovation. With this current background in mind, we would like to receive contributions that explore one or several of the following topics:

The thematic issue proposal (full ‘draft’ HERE) will be forwarded to HoST – Journal of History of Science and Technology, whose current call runs until February 16. https://johost.eu/ or https://sciendo.com/journal/HOST (indexed and peer-reviewed journal)

If you are willing to participate, we will need to receive the title and abstract (300 words) of your foreseen contribution, a day or so before (i.e. until February 15), having then some time ahead to work with and submit us a paper version (December 2024), to be evaluated and then published in 2025.

Contact: Tiago Brandão.