Broadening out and opening up technology assessment: Approaches to enhance international development, co-ordination and democratisation

Research Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 505-518

  Ely, Adrian ^a   Van Zwanenberg, Patrick ^b   Stirling, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b CENIT   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diversity; Innovation; International development; Opening up; Science, technology and democracy; Technology assessment

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DIVERSITY; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; OPENING UP; SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRACY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 84893670855     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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