evolution of science policy Flashcards
1945
advisory council in UK of scientific policy set up
1960s
autonomy in science;
- budget increase
- public enthusiasm
- science as ‘progress’ for ecnomic development
white heat campagin
1964; harold wilson of PM labour campaign puts science and tech as priority for UK progress as a LABOUR movement
- justified also as competition with USSR
vannevar bush
in the 1945 ‘endless frontier’ wrote that scientsits should work with autonomy from government influence
silent spring
rachel carson; social and environmental concerns of science
vietnam war
social concerns of science
1970s and science
- increasing costs of reserach and social concerns
- economic decline in uk/west due to recession and oil crisis means rd budgest are cut
- demand for ACCOUNTABILITY in science
- demand for APPLIED and JUSTIFIED reserach
1980s an d science
mode 2 science; sicence for NATIONAL goals
- innovation, industyr, competition
margaret thathcer (MP) focus on industrial innovation over acdemic and MISSION oriteation
- more budge costs for scientists in pure science
science today
tony blair as pm; science should focus on QUALITY of life and WEALTH creation
- growth of UNI-INDUSTRT link
- management and researched
- public engagement, open science and ecision making
Rothschild Report 1971
priorti of science emphasized between policy, state and science
advisory council for applied reserach and development
1975 uk
prometheus bound
zimman 1981; decrease of autonomy
save british science
1981; campaign of protests of government cutting of spending
- ‘fund science for sciencies sake’; times newspaper
space race
apollog project
25% increase in US spending to put man on moon in competition with USSR
justiifed as science project in a political dispute
