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OPEN EVALUATION – International RTI Policy Evaluation Conference, 24 – 25 November 2016, Vienna

Open Evaluation is the largest conference in Europe dedicated to the evaluation of policies in the field of research, technology and innovation policy will gather academics, evaluators, research managers, authorities and RTI policy makers to debate challenging developments in RTI policy and their effects on evaluation theory and practice. The conference addresses new actor settings, approaches and themes in RTI policy evaluation.

The conference invites submissions in 6 focal thematic areas  (papers beyond these focal areas are welcomed too) :

1. Changing the role of evaluation of RTI policy to incorporate values, RRI and new forms of science

2. New evaluation approaches in data, methods, indicators and their interpretation

3. RTI policy evaluation in the policy-making process

4. Social innovation, societal impact, societal challenges

5. Evaluation approaches for policies and programmes in social sciences and humanities (SSH)

7. Challenges and new approaches to evaluate European RTI policies and programmes

 

Deadline for extended abstracts (of 3 to 5 pages including references): 15 April, 2016

 

Dates:

24 and 25 Novembre 2016

 

Organisers :

 

Registration Contact :

Stefan Philipp

Austrian Platform for Research and Technology Poilcy Evaluation

Phone: +43-1-495-0442-79
Email: office@fteval.at

Program

Registration form

Conference’s website

Matinale de l’IFRIS autour de l’ouvrage “Repenser l’action publique en Afrique”, 18 février 2016, CNAM

L’Institut Francilien Recherche Innovation Société (IFRIS), avec le soutien du Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM) et de l’université Paris-Est (UPE), a organisé le 18 février 2016 sa Matinale autour de l’ouvrage : «Repenser l’action publique en Afrique. Du sida à l’analyse de la globalisation des politiques publiques» dirigé et édité par Fred Eboko.

Conçus comme un lieu de débats et de confrontations d’idées autour de résultats de recherche et de publications récentes, ces rendez-vous mensuels sont l’occasion de rencontres privilégiées, et parfois inattendues, entre les chercheurs de l’IFRIS et différents types d’acteurs (académiques, journalistes, responsables de l’administration, membres de la société civile, …).

L’action publique contre le sida en Afrique constitue un archétype de mobilisation politique et sociale multi niveaux. D’inspiration internationale et portées par des standards pour la mise en œuvre des recommandations supranationales, les politiques publiques au plan national montrent la réalisation différentielle de « politique publiques » dont la définition, l’émergence et les orientations ne devaient rien, au départ, à des mobilisations nationales.

Ces « modèles dissonants » de politiques publiques se fondent sur une approche comparative, entre plusieurs pays, à partir de variables épidémiologiques, sanitaires et politiques. Cette comparaison met en lumière l’acuité du rôle de l’engagement politique au plan international et national, au-delà des données épidémiologiques et de la diversité géographique des situations étudiées. Les quatre types de mobilisation politique proposés tiennent compte de la profondeur historique des politiques publiques des pays dont l’analyse permet une sociologie politique de l’Etat en Afrique. Soumis à des directives internationales et à des aléas globaux similaires, ils montrent des trajectoires historiques qui en disent autant sur les réponses à une pandémie que sur la manière avec laquelle ces Etats reconstruisent l’ordre international dans lequel ils se meuvent.

Ainsi, en abordant la question de « la gouvernance du sida », ce travail souligne le poids des organisations internationales, de la coopération bi et multilatérale dans la gestion des affaires publiques internes aux Etats, auxquels s’associent des « sociétés civiles » du Nord et du Sud. En comparant cet enchevêtrement transnational d’acteurs, d’un sous-secteur de la santé à l’autre (sida, tuberculose, paludisme), puis d’un secteur à l’autre (santé, éducation, biodiversité), cet essai propose « une matrice de l’action publique en Afrique ».

Cet outil d’analyse innovant permet de distinguer, pour chaque action publique, le niveau d’acteurs où se situe le levier ou les curseurs les plus décisifs. C’est une contribution scientifique et politique originale, à la compréhension de l’Afrique contemporaine en action.

L’ouvrage qui sera discuté lors de cette matinale réunit des textes sur ce régime des promesses technoscientifiques.

Après une présentation du livre par Fred Eboko, chercheur à l’IRD, directeur adjoint du CEPED, politiste et sociologue, le débat sera introduit par :

? Maurice Cassier, Directeur de Recherche au CNRS et membre du CERMES et

? Guillaume Lachenal, Maître de Conférences, historien des sciences, à l’université Paris Diderot.

Accès :

Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM)
Salon d’honneur (accès 37.1.50) plan d’accès
2, rue Conté – 75003 PARIS (Métro Arts-et-Métiers, lignes 3 et 11 )

Date:

Jeudi 18 février 2016, de 9h00 à 10h30

Lieu :

CNAM

2 rue Conté – 75003 Paris

Salon d’honneur (Accès 37.1.50)

Plan d’accès

Seminar and Book Launch « Knowledge Production in the Arab World: The Impossible Promise », 1st February 2016

On the occasion of the publication of the book by S. Hanafi and R. Arvanitis, “Knowledge Production in the Arab World: The Impossible Promise” (London: Routledge) and in Arabic by Editions of the Center for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS), Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) organises a Seminar and Book Launch on February 1, 2016 at 5 – 7 pm.

Opening notes :

-­ Nasser Yassin, Director of Research, IFI
-­ Mouïn Hamzé, Secretary General, National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS)  -­ Ziad Hafez, Acting Director, CAUS

Speakers:

-­ Rigas Arvanitis, Senior researcher CEPED-­?IRD and Director, Institut Francilien Recherche Innovation  Société(IFRIS)

-­ Sari Hanafi, Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut

Discussants :

-­ Hassan Charif, CNRS advisor on science policy
-­ Seteney Shami, Director-­?General, Arab Council for the Social Science

Seminar and Book Launch « Knowledge Production in the Arab World: The Impossible Promise », 1st February 2016

On the occasion of the publication of the book by S. Hanafi and R. Arvanitis, “Knowledge Production in the Arab World: The Impossible Promise” (London: Routledge) and in Arabic by Editions of the Center for Arab Unity Studies (CAUS), Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) organises a Seminar and Book Launch on February 1, 2016 at 5 – 7 pm.

Opening notes :

-­ Nasser Yassin, Director of Research, IFI
-­ Mouïn Hamzé, Secretary General, National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS)  -­? Ziad Hafez, Acting Director, CAUS

Speakers:

-­ Rigas Arvanitis, Senior researcher CEPED-­?IRD and Director, Institut Francilien Recherche Innovation  Société(IFRIS)

-­ Sari Hanafi, Professor of Sociology, American University of Beirut

Discussants :

-­ Hassan Charif, CNRS advisor on science policy
-­ Seteney Shami, Director-­?General, Arab Council for the Social Science

 

 

IFRIS Call for Applications for Post-Doctoral positions 2017

Five (5) post-doctoral positions are available at the Institute for Research and Innovation in Society (ifris.org).

IFRIS welcomes science, technology and society scholars in all social science disciplines: history, sociology, political sciences, anthropology, economics, management sciences or law.

STS is understood in a broad sense of issues related to the production and use of science and technologies in societies. The post-doc candidates should propose original research projects on specific issues that relate to public health, biomedicine, agricultural sciences, food security, climate change, biodiversity, environmental questions, ICT, “big data” and internet, historical and social construction of technologies, risk and regulation, development and research policies, global distribution of knowledge, intellectual and property rights and global commons, circulation of knowledge, construction of public research policies, multilevel governance of science and technology, knowledge and local development, regimes of regulations and production of sciences and innovation in society.

See the list of projects funded by IFRIS to date for your information.

Selected candidates will be attached to one of the following IFRIS research units (name and acronym are followed by the scientific organisation to which the unit is attached). See the website links for more details on these units.

Candidates do not need to have previous knowledge of these research groups. Nonetheless, it might be useful for them to consult their websites or take contacts that might help them designing their research project. Contacts can be made through the IFRIS Secretariat: rust[at]ifris.org 

Selected candidates are eligible for a 24-month contract, under the French standard in relation to salary and work status. Contracts will start as soon as possible after selection, according to candidates’ previous obligations and engagements, and on January 1st, 2017 at the latest.

Requirements :

To be eligible, post-doc candidates should hold a Ph.D. or doctoral degree as on the date of December 15th, 2016 at the latest and should have already fulfilled all the obligations for the acquisition of their Ph.D. or doctoral degree.

In case the candidate do not have their degree by the date of this submission, he/she should present a reference letter from their doctoral supervisor certifying that he/she will hold his/her Ph.D. or doctoral degree as on the date of December 15th, 2016 at the latest.

Candidates cannot apply for a post-doc position within a research group where they have prepared their doctoral research work.

Applications:

Candidates should fill out the form below and send their research proposals by March 15th, 2016, consisting of:

  • A cover letter written by the candidate to indicate the way she/he believes her/ his project contributes to IFRIS research agenda. The candidate should indicate her/his former relations to IFRIS research units, in case they exist. Candidates are not requested to indicate in which IFRIS research unit they would like to be hosted, but nevertheless can do so.
  • A one page Curriculum Vitae. The Vitae should indicate diplomas, trajectory, places and institutions where the candidate has worked and studied. Previous post-docs should be indicated in case there has been any.
  • A research project (no more than 8 pages). The project should be written in English, including a plan of activities for the whole 24-month period and a tentative budget. The project should clearly state its objective, methodology, theoretical position, type and mode of collection of empirical material, research strategy, and expected outcomes. It should also indicate the type of expected production out of this period of time (workshops, book, articles, or any other envisioned material).
  • A complete list of publications.
  • In case the candidate do not have their degree by the date of this submission, he/she should present a reference letter from their doctoral supervisor certifying that he/she will hold his/her Ph.D. or doctoral degree as on the date of December 15th, 2016 at the latest. For the French candidates, their viva report is also required (“rapport de soutenance”).

Selection criteria :

  • Quality of the research project
  • Relevance in relation to IFRIS agenda
  • Potential of the topic to favour the integration of the candidate to the hosting research group
  • Quality of the candidate’s academic and research trajectory

The application will be sent in one single file, pdf format, and should be saved under the following name: Name_appelpostdoc_IFRIS.pdf (where “name” is the last name of the candidate)

Usefulates :

Deadline: March 15th, 2016  
–          December 15th, 2015: Launch of the call
–          March 15th, 2016: Receipt of proposals
–          June 15th, 2016: Acceptance decision sent to the candidates

Pierre-André Juven: Lauréat du Prix Le Monde de la recherche universitaire 2015 en sciences humaines et sociales

Lors de la cérémonie organisée dans le locaux du journal « Le Monde » le 18 novembre 2015, Pierre-André Juven a reçu d’Edgar Morin, président du jury pour les sciences humaines et sociales, le Prix Le Monde de la recherche universitaire 2015 pour sa thèse  « Une santé qui compte ? Coûts et tarifs dans la politique hospitalière française » en socio-économie de l’innovation, dirigée par Vololona Rabeharisoa et soutenue en octobre 2014 au CSI – Mines ParisTech.

Les instruments d’action publique ont profondément transformé l’hôpital en une entité de gestion et de finances. La T2A, ou tarification à l’activité, en particulier y a joué un rôle central. Pierre-André Juven analyse la T2A comme un instrument de qualcul, au sens où elle est employée pour quantifier et qualifier les patients, les séjours, les maladies, voire l’hôpital public lui-même.

Pierre-André Juven s’est attaché à montrer comment ces transformations de l’hôpital se sont opérées en une entité gestionnaire à partir des années 1980, à travers une approche qui associe sociologie politique des instruments de gouvernement et sociologie des techniques et de l’innovation. En se penchant sur des dispositifs de quantification comme l’étude de coûts des séjours et le mécanisme tarifaire, son travail montre comment les mesures sont inventées et transforment les objets qu’elles mesurent. La thèse se penche également sur les controverses nées de ces quantifications, portant principalement sur les modalités de calcul des coûts.

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Call for papers special issue Science and Public Policy (SPP)

Basic motivation:

This special issue seeks to bring together various strands of current policy thinking and practice that share an orientation towards directionality of innovation, embracing the idea that the generation and diffusion of innovation needs to be oriented towards responding to societal needs and demands. As yet, these strands of policy thinking and practice have not been interacting sufficiently, both conceptually and in terms of policy practice. Bringing those strands together, as depicted in Figure 1, promises to inform our understanding of the opportunities and challenges of a new generation of innovation policy. As such, this special issue seeks to make a leap forward in conceptualising 21st century innovation policy.
The first strand of policy thinking is associated with an increasing trend to design and implement demand-based innovation policy instruments. These are instruments targeting stakeholders as buyers and users of innovation as part of established science and innovation policy, designed and implemented through generic innovation or economy ministries. The rationale here is to boost innovation on the supply side by providing better demand conditions, and in so doing also contribute to societal well-being as innovations are developed to satisfy articulated demand.

Second, there is continuous interest in and application of innovation policy measures, most notably on the demand side, to support policy goals of sectoral ministries, whereby improved and enhanced demand for innovative solutions are supposed to contribute to achieving sectoral policy goals.

Third, and most radically, we increasingly see political claims to tackle grand societal challenges and develop mission-oriented policies. In contrast to traditional sectoral policies, those missions cut across established political responsibilities and constituencies and require much more long term and coordinated approaches. Designing policy to deal with those challenges is highly complex, and it is far from clear how demand-side (innovation) policy is best mobilised in the portfolio of measures to help steering societies and innovation systems in socially desired directions.

The special issue seeks to spark a new debate on the meaning of and conditions for directionality of innovation policy, with a specific focus on the role of demand-based measures to support it, be it in generic innovation policy, in sectoral policy or in mission-oriented policy which cuts across policy areas. The special issue seeks to mobilise contributions in any of those three strands concerned with directionality. In particular, however, we welcome work that bridges those strands.

Theoretical, conceptual, empirical and methodological contributions are invited. The following lead questions illustrate the broad remit and ambition of the special issue:

1) Understanding directionality in innovation policy

  • What theories and concepts can help us to understand the conditions and challenges for directionality of innovation policy?
  • What theories help us to understand the political processes and institutional structures that determine the relationship between innovation policy, mission/challenge policy and traditional sectoral policy? What is the specific role of the state in innovation policy that defines direction for innovation?
  • How can we understand and improve processes to organise and govern agenda-setting in the context of demand-oriented policies, which starts with or focuses on needs and demands and thus is by definition closer to citizens and end-users than supply policies? Can we learn from user innovation literature about how to organise and set up user-producer interactions in the context of mission-oriented and sectoral programmes?
  • How can we better understand the demand for, challenges and effects of demand-based policies to support directionality in innovation policy, traditional sectoral policy (energy, health etc.), and in mission oriented policies?
  • Are there any new models of organising innovation policy for missions and sectoral policy goals, and for the governance of the relationship between innovation policy and sectoral-/mission-oriented policies?
2) Understanding the role of demand-based instruments in directional innovation policy
  • What do we know empirically about the effects of demand-oriented policies and instruments within and across the three strands, both on innovation generation and diffusion, and in terms of their contribution to achieving sectoral and mission goals?
  • What do we know about sector-based and/or mission-oriented agencies and the portfolio of instruments they use to achieve their missions? What are organisational models for successful mission orientation mobilising demand-side instruments?
Submission, revision and decision process:Deadline for first full drafts or extended abstracts (1500 – 2000 words) is January 15. The editors of the special issue will then review. Authors of papers accepted will then be invited for a workshop in Manchester late March / early April 2016. For this workshop, full drafts of the papers are expected.After this workshop, final drafts of the revised papers will be expected May 20.Final inclusion of each contribution, and indeed the entire special issue, is subject to approval of the established SPP review process. The revised papers will thus be reviewed by the editors as well as by anonymous reviewers of Science and Public Policy.

– *Jakob Edler, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, AMBS, Harold Hankins Building, Manchester, UK M13 9PL (jakob.edler@mbs.ac.uk)
* Contact person

– Wouter Boon, Utrecht University, Innovation studies group, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands (w.p.c.boon@uu.nl)

 

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Call for papers special issue Science and Public Policy (SPP)

Basic motivation:

This special issue seeks to bring together various strands of current policy thinking and practice that share an orientation towards directionality of innovation, embracing the idea that the generation and diffusion of innovation needs to be oriented towards responding to societal needs and demands. As yet, these strands of policy thinking and practice have not been interacting sufficiently, both conceptually and in terms of policy practice. Bringing those strands together, as depicted in Figure 1, promises to inform our understanding of the opportunities and challenges of a new generation of innovation policy. As such, this special issue seeks to make a leap forward in conceptualising 21st century innovation policy.
The first strand of policy thinking is associated with an increasing trend to design and implement demand-based innovation policy instruments. These are instruments targeting stakeholders as buyers and users of innovation as part of established science and innovation policy, designed and implemented through generic innovation or economy ministries. The rationale here is to boost innovation on the supply side by providing better demand conditions, and in so doing also contribute to societal well-being as innovations are developed to satisfy articulated demand.Second, there is continuous interest in and application of innovation policy measures, most notably on the demand side, to support policy goals of sectoral ministries, whereby improved and enhanced demand for innovative solutions are supposed to contribute to achieving sectoral policy goals.Third, and most radically, we increasingly see political claims to tackle grand societal challenges and develop mission-oriented policies. In contrast to traditional sectoral policies, those missions cut across established political responsibilities and constituencies and require much more long term and coordinated approaches. Designing policy to deal with those challenges is highly complex, and it is far from clear how demand-side (innovation) policy is best mobilised in the portfolio of measures to help steering societies and innovation systems in socially desired directions.

The special issue seeks to spark a new debate on the meaning of and conditions for directionality of innovation policy, with a specific focus on the role of demand-based measures to support it, be it in generic innovation policy, in sectoral policy or in mission-oriented policy which cuts across policy areas. The special issue seeks to mobilise contributions in any of those three strands concerned with directionality. In particular, however, we welcome work that bridges those strands.

Theoretical, conceptual, empirical and methodological contributions are invited. The following lead questions illustrate the broad remit and ambition of the special issue:

1) Understanding directionality in innovation policy

  • What theories and concepts can help us to understand the conditions and challenges for directionality of innovation policy?
  • What theories help us to understand the political processes and institutional structures that determine the relationship between innovation policy, mission/challenge policy and traditional sectoral policy? What is the specific role of the state in innovation policy that defines direction for innovation?
  • How can we understand and improve processes to organise and govern agenda-setting in the context of demand-oriented policies, which starts with or focuses on needs and demands and thus is by definition closer to citizens and end-users than supply policies? Can we learn from user innovation literature about how to organise and set up user-producer interactions in the context of mission-oriented and sectoral programmes?
  • How can we better understand the demand for, challenges and effects of demand-based policies to support directionality in innovation policy, traditional sectoral policy (energy, health etc.), and in mission oriented policies?
  • Are there any new models of organising innovation policy for missions and sectoral policy goals, and for the governance of the relationship between innovation policy and sectoral-/mission-oriented policies?
2) Understanding the role of demand-based instruments in directional innovation policy
  • What do we know empirically about the effects of demand-oriented policies and instruments within and across the three strands, both on innovation generation and diffusion, and in terms of their contribution to achieving sectoral and mission goals?
  • What do we know about sector-based and/or mission-oriented agencies and the portfolio of instruments they use to achieve their missions? What are organisational models for successful mission orientation mobilising demand-side instruments?
Submission, revision and decision process:Deadline for first full drafts or extended abstracts (1500 – 2000 words) is January 15. The editors of the special issue will then review. Authors of papers accepted will then be invited for a workshop in Manchester late March / early April 2016. For this workshop, full drafts of the papers are expected.After this workshop, final drafts of the revised papers will be expected May 20.Final inclusion of each contribution, and indeed the entire special issue, is subject to approval of the established SPP review process. The revised papers will thus be reviewed by the editors as well as by anonymous reviewers of Science and Public Policy.

– *Jakob Edler, University of Manchester, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, AMBS, Harold Hankins Building, Manchester, UK M13 9PL (jakob.edler@mbs.ac.uk)
* Contact person

– Wouter Boon, Utrecht University, Innovation studies group, Heidelberglaan 2, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands (w.p.c.boon@uu.nl)

 

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Eu-SPRI Forum call for proposals for Early Career Researcher Conferences (ECC) and Early Career Research Training Schools (ECS) in 2016-2017

Early Career Researcher Conferences (ECC)

ECC gather outstanding early career researchers with established academics for a series of exchanges about on-going and new research in research and innovation policy. Within the SPRI field ECC normally have no narrow theme, rather there are thematically open. Early career researchers can network with one another, across institutions and countries, and with established researchers, and gain critical feedback on their work, as well as experience in critiquing the work of peers.

The Eu-SPRI Forum supports one or two conference per year. An ECC will normally have 25-30 participants. The maximum support for a conference amounts to 15.000 EUR (for organisation and all actual incurred costs for participants once present, not their travel costs).

Submission deadline: 15 January 2016

Early Career Research Training Schools (ECS)

The Eu-SPRI member organisations are invited to submit proposals for Early Career Research Training Schools (ECS) in 2016 and 2017

Their field of research and innovation policy studies is diverse and has homes in different disciplinary areas. Young SPRI researchers need dedicated events to acquire and exchange knowledge in two directions:

• Methods-based schools for acquiring new capabilities

• Topic-based schools.

ECS will be hosted by one or more Eu-SPRI member organisations and will be offered by senior scholars in the field. The Eu-SPRI Forum supports one summer and one winter school per year with some 25 students each. The maximum support for a school to 15.000 EUR (for organisation and all actual incurred costs for participants once present, no travel costs).

Submission deadline:  15 January 2016

Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to Eu-SPRI Forum secretariat: u.m.kemppainen@utwente.nl, by 15 January 2016.

Examples of the formats for ECC and ECS proposals:

Eu-SPRI Forum call for proposals for Early Career Researcher Conferences (ECC) and Early Career Research Training Schools (ECS) in 2016-2017

Early Career Researcher Conferences (ECC)

ECC gather outstanding early career researchers with established academics for a series of exchanges about on-going and new research in research and innovation policy. Within the SPRI field ECC normally have no narrow theme, rather there are thematically open. Early career researchers can network with one another, across institutions and countries, and with established researchers, and gain critical feedback on their work, as well as experience in critiquing the work of peers.
The Eu-SPRI Forum supports one or two conference per year. An ECC will normally have 25-30 participants. The maximum support for a conference amounts to 15.000 EUR (for organisation and all actual incurred costs for participants once present, not their travel costs).
Submission deadline: 15 January 2016

Early Career Research Training Schools (ECS)

The Eu-SPRI member organisations are invited to submit proposals for Early Career Research Training Schools (ECS) in 2016 and 2017

Their field of research and innovation policy studies is diverse and has homes in different disciplinary areas. Young SPRI researchers need dedicated events to acquire and exchange knowledge in two directions:

• Methods-based schools for acquiring new capabilities

• Topic-based schools.

ECS will be hosted by one or more Eu-SPRI member organisations and will be offered by senior scholars in the field. The Eu-SPRI Forum supports one summer and one winter school per year with some 25 students each. The maximum support for a school to 15.000 EUR (for organisation and all actual incurred costs for participants once present, no travel costs).

Submission deadline:  15 January 2016

Proposals should be submitted by e-mail to Eu-SPRI Forum secretariat: u.m.kemppainen@utwente.nl, by 15 January 2016.

Examples of the formats for ECC and ECS proposals:

 

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