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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 105-138 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | Minerva |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 8 Sept 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2022 |
Abstract
The independence of research is a key strategic issue of modern societies. Dealing with it appropriately poses legal, economic, political, social and cultural problems for society, which have been studied by the corresponding disciplines and are increasingly the subject of reflexive discourses of scientific communities. Unfortunately, problems of independence are usually framed in disciplinary contexts without due consideration of other perspectives’ relevance or possible contributions. To overcome these limitations, we review disciplinary perspectives and findings on the independence of research and identify interdisciplinary prospects that could inform a research programme.
Keywords
- Academy-industry collaboration, Autonomy, Competition, Conflict of interest, Epistemic independence, Freedom of science, Science in dictatorships, Social epistemology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Education
- Social Sciences(all)
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Social Sciences(all)
- General Social Sciences
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In: Minerva, Vol. 60, No. 1, 03.2022, p. 105-138.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The Independence of Research
T2 - A Review of Disciplinary Perspectives and Outline of Interdisciplinary Prospects
AU - Gläser, Jochen
AU - Mitchell, Ash
AU - Buenstorf, Guido
AU - Hopf, David Robin
AU - Hubenschmid, Lara
AU - Janßen, Melike
AU - Laudel, Grit
AU - Schimank, Uwe
AU - Stoll, Marlene
AU - Wilholt, Torsten
AU - Zechlin, Lothar
AU - Lieb, Klaus
N1 - Funding Information: Research for this paper was supported by the Volkswagen Foundation (Grant 91498). Open Access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
PY - 2022/3
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N2 - The independence of research is a key strategic issue of modern societies. Dealing with it appropriately poses legal, economic, political, social and cultural problems for society, which have been studied by the corresponding disciplines and are increasingly the subject of reflexive discourses of scientific communities. Unfortunately, problems of independence are usually framed in disciplinary contexts without due consideration of other perspectives’ relevance or possible contributions. To overcome these limitations, we review disciplinary perspectives and findings on the independence of research and identify interdisciplinary prospects that could inform a research programme.
AB - The independence of research is a key strategic issue of modern societies. Dealing with it appropriately poses legal, economic, political, social and cultural problems for society, which have been studied by the corresponding disciplines and are increasingly the subject of reflexive discourses of scientific communities. Unfortunately, problems of independence are usually framed in disciplinary contexts without due consideration of other perspectives’ relevance or possible contributions. To overcome these limitations, we review disciplinary perspectives and findings on the independence of research and identify interdisciplinary prospects that could inform a research programme.
KW - Academy-industry collaboration
KW - Autonomy
KW - Competition
KW - Conflict of interest
KW - Epistemic independence
KW - Freedom of science
KW - Science in dictatorships
KW - Social epistemology
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U2 - 10.1007/s11024-021-09451-8
DO - 10.1007/s11024-021-09451-8
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JO - Minerva
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SN - 0026-4695
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