A new deal for an effective European research policy : the design and impacts of the 7th Framework Programme /
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Dordrecht :
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2007
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Table of Contents:
- List of figures and tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1. CHALLENGES TO THE EUROPEAN EXCEPTION: WHAT CAN S&T DO?. Europe: turning from a positive into a negative exception
- Great expectations of S&T as regards tackling the multitude of challenges
- The role that S&T can play
- CHAPTER 2. ARE EXPECTATIONS TOO HIGH? WEAKNESSES OF EUROPE'S S&T SYSTEM. Insufficient investment in R&D
- An inefficient system of research governance in Europe
- The problem of coordinating policies
- S&T and the public: the triple paradox
- CHAPTER 3. OPENING THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY: THE NEW POLICY CONTEXT. The Lisbon European Council: putting knowledge at the centre
- Investing more and better in research
- Evidence-based policy-making
- The lack of progress since the year 2000
- Explaining the lack of progress
- A new policy context
- CHAPTER 4. BUILDING ON EXPERIENCE: LEARNING LESSONS FROM PAST FRAMEWORK PROGRAMMES. Evaluating the framework programme is not easy
- Collaborative research and its impacts
- The impact of the framework programme on human resources
- The impact of the framework programme on research infrastructures
- The framework programme and intergovernmental cooperation at the programme level
- Assessing the wider impacts of the framework programme
- CHAPTER 5. ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS FOR BETTER POLICY-MAKING. Consultive mechanisms at community level
- Stakeholders' involvement in the development of the 7th Framework Programme proposal
- A stronger and bigger programme than ever before
- Ensuring accessibility for all
- Fundamental and applied research: how should they coexist?
- Excellence versus cohesion: is efficiency compatible with solidarity?
- CHAPTER 6. EUROPEAN ADDED VALUE, OPTION ANALYSIS, AND THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL FOR THE 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME. Considering European added value
- Analysing policy options
- A short outline of the Commission's 7th Framework Programme proposal
- The expected impacts of the Commission's 7th Framework Programme proposal
- CHAPTER 7. FROM PROPOSALS TO COMMITMENTS- THE 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME AND THE EUROPEAN DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. Decision-making in the field of research policy
- Research policy and the lack of resources- the negotiations on the financial perspectives and the budget for EU research
- The response from decision-makers to the new policy design- the negotiations on the 7th Framework Programme
- CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES. THE 7TH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME AND A NEW DEAL FOR EUROPEAN S&T GOVERNANCE. Summarising the design of the 7th Framework Programme
- Perspectives on the 7th Framework Programme- its impacts and the conditions for its success
- Perspectives beyond the 7th Framework Programme- Towards a new deal for an effective European research policy
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index