COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTOR

In the article the author analyzes confl icts arising between scientists aiming at participation in the global science fi eld and scientists who are predominantly tied to the context of national science. These confl icts are examined via “academic capitalism”, “global capitalism” and «national elite...

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Main Author: Vladimir I. Konnov
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Language:English
Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Сравнительная политика
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Online Access:https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/813
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description In the article the author analyzes confl icts arising between scientists aiming at participation in the global science fi eld and scientists who are predominantly tied to the context of national science. These confl icts are examined via “academic capitalism”, “global capitalism” and «national elites» theories. The article considers collision of interests between scientists oriented towards connections with the infrastructure of the global science, including world class universities, multinational corporations and supranational research funding institutions, and scientists aimed at expanding by use of local, mainly state resources. The analysis includes a historical overview of institutional changes in science since late 1940s with emphasis on the following stages: division of basic and applied science in accordance with new tasks of scientifi c and technological development in 1940-50s; gradual transformation of relations between science and politics in 1960-70s; university reforms in the 1980s; emergence of global markets of research and educational services beginning the 1990s. Following this overview, the article examines three cases, which allow to characterize interests, serving as a basis for fractions within the scientifi c community. They are the functioning of a two-tier system of research funding in the EU; dominance of English language journals in the scientifi c press; implementation of policy aimed at building of world class universities in countries with developed research cultures, which differ from the American research culture. This examination leads us to a conclusion that the scientifi c community is internally divided in accordance with choice of locally or globally oriented strategy.
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spelling doaj.art-0360d106539e4f01995388f5176127b52025-03-02T12:50:57ZengJurist, Publishing GroupСравнительная политика2221-32792412-49902018-05-019251610.18611/2221-3279-2018-9-2-5-16522COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTORVladimir I. Konnov0MGIMO UniversityIn the article the author analyzes confl icts arising between scientists aiming at participation in the global science fi eld and scientists who are predominantly tied to the context of national science. These confl icts are examined via “academic capitalism”, “global capitalism” and «national elites» theories. The article considers collision of interests between scientists oriented towards connections with the infrastructure of the global science, including world class universities, multinational corporations and supranational research funding institutions, and scientists aimed at expanding by use of local, mainly state resources. The analysis includes a historical overview of institutional changes in science since late 1940s with emphasis on the following stages: division of basic and applied science in accordance with new tasks of scientifi c and technological development in 1940-50s; gradual transformation of relations between science and politics in 1960-70s; university reforms in the 1980s; emergence of global markets of research and educational services beginning the 1990s. Following this overview, the article examines three cases, which allow to characterize interests, serving as a basis for fractions within the scientifi c community. They are the functioning of a two-tier system of research funding in the EU; dominance of English language journals in the scientifi c press; implementation of policy aimed at building of world class universities in countries with developed research cultures, which differ from the American research culture. This examination leads us to a conclusion that the scientifi c community is internally divided in accordance with choice of locally or globally oriented strategy.https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/813academic capitalismscience policyscientifi c communityworld class universitiesnational science foundations
spellingShingle Vladimir I. Konnov
COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTOR
Сравнительная политика
academic capitalism
science policy
scientifi c community
world class universities
national science foundations
title COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTOR
title_full COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTOR
title_fullStr COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTOR
title_full_unstemmed COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTOR
title_short COLLISION OF INTERESTS WITHIN SCIENTIFIC ELITES: GLOBALISATION FACTOR
title_sort collision of interests within scientific elites globalisation factor
topic academic capitalism
science policy
scientifi c community
world class universities
national science foundations
url https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/813
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