Plurality in understandings of innovation, sociotechnical progress and sustainable development: An analysis of OECD expert narratives

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 611-628

  Savaget, Paulo ^a   Acero, Liliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

innovation; OECD; policymaking; public understanding of science; Q methodology; sociotechnical progress; sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85049883576     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662517695056     Document Type: Article

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