Changing Governance of Research and Technology Policy: The European Research Area

Europe's research and technology system is about to change with the introduction of a novel approach, labelled 'European Research Area' (ERA). This concept makes an attempt to break with the established mode of governance in Europe and seeks to advance European research collaboration and co-ordinate national research policies.

Changing Governance of Research and Technology Policy is a unique collection analysing and commenting on the development of the ERA. The contributors include leading scholars of European integration and technology policy, and high-level administrators. They discuss the potential impacts, benefits and limits to research and innovation policy within Europe both in the short and long term. Moreover, the debate about ERA is placed firmly in the context of the overall changes in governance at the European level.

The book will be essential reading for international researchers, policymakers and students interested in research, technology and innovation policy in Europe.

Edited by Jakob Edler, Managing Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Germany and Professor of Innovation Policy and Strategy, University of Manchester, UK, Stefan Kuhlmann, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology and Society, University of Twente, the Netherlands and Maria Behrens, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany