Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting

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Vasen, Federico
Año de publicación
2012
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This paper presents an analysis of institutional policies for the promotion of research activities in Argentina´s largest higher education institution: the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Procedures for priority setting and their integration in university governance are discussed. In addition, the theoretical roots of each policy initiative are analyzed and described in relation to the different conceptions of relevance that a science policy may adopt and the suppositions about university-society relationships that may be identified in them. The case suggests that although policymakers intended to develop strategic research initiatives, both the lack of external knowledge demands and academic culture of researchers of following their own agenda, ensured that these attempts ended up in failure. Only a large external event such as the deep economic crisis of 2001 resulted in innovative "social urgency" projects and a move towards greater institutional social commitment.
Fil: Vasen, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia y la Tecnología; Argentina
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RESEARCH POLICY
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE POLICY
RELEVANCE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
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spelling Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university settingVasen, FedericoRESEARCH POLICYPHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE POLICYRELEVANCE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHUNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIREShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.9https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6This paper presents an analysis of institutional policies for the promotion of research activities in Argentina´s largest higher education institution: the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Procedures for priority setting and their integration in university governance are discussed. In addition, the theoretical roots of each policy initiative are analyzed and described in relation to the different conceptions of relevance that a science policy may adopt and the suppositions about university-society relationships that may be identified in them. The case suggests that although policymakers intended to develop strategic research initiatives, both the lack of external knowledge demands and academic culture of researchers of following their own agenda, ensured that these attempts ended up in failure. Only a large external event such as the deep economic crisis of 2001 resulted in innovative "social urgency" projects and a move towards greater institutional social commitment.Fil: Vasen, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia y la Tecnología; ArgentinaJoensuu University Press2012-04info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/195459Vasen, Federico; Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting; Joensuu University Press; International Journal of Contemporary Sociology; 49; 1; 4-2012; 89-1160019-6398CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:09:29Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/195459instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:09:30.079CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
title Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
spellingShingle Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
Vasen, Federico
RESEARCH POLICY
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE POLICY
RELEVANCE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
title_short Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
title_full Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
title_fullStr Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
title_full_unstemmed Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
title_sort Priorities, solidarity and the watering can: research policies and conceptions of relevance in a Latin American traditional university setting
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Vasen, Federico
author Vasen, Federico
author_facet Vasen, Federico
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv RESEARCH POLICY
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE POLICY
RELEVANCE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
topic RESEARCH POLICY
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE POLICY
RELEVANCE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This paper presents an analysis of institutional policies for the promotion of research activities in Argentina´s largest higher education institution: the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Procedures for priority setting and their integration in university governance are discussed. In addition, the theoretical roots of each policy initiative are analyzed and described in relation to the different conceptions of relevance that a science policy may adopt and the suppositions about university-society relationships that may be identified in them. The case suggests that although policymakers intended to develop strategic research initiatives, both the lack of external knowledge demands and academic culture of researchers of following their own agenda, ensured that these attempts ended up in failure. Only a large external event such as the deep economic crisis of 2001 resulted in innovative "social urgency" projects and a move towards greater institutional social commitment.
Fil: Vasen, Federico. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes. Departamento de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Estudios Sociales de la Ciencia y la Tecnología; Argentina
description This paper presents an analysis of institutional policies for the promotion of research activities in Argentina´s largest higher education institution: the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Procedures for priority setting and their integration in university governance are discussed. In addition, the theoretical roots of each policy initiative are analyzed and described in relation to the different conceptions of relevance that a science policy may adopt and the suppositions about university-society relationships that may be identified in them. The case suggests that although policymakers intended to develop strategic research initiatives, both the lack of external knowledge demands and academic culture of researchers of following their own agenda, ensured that these attempts ended up in failure. Only a large external event such as the deep economic crisis of 2001 resulted in innovative "social urgency" projects and a move towards greater institutional social commitment.
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