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Social Impact (4)
And social scientists are as other scientists: they can
‘change hats’ to
- create start-ups
- develop consultancy or expertise (in particular
collective expertise in scientific committees)
- develop methods to help actors integrate upstream
societal aspects (e.g. SOCROBUST or CTA)
- jointly participate in the delineation of societal
dimensions of a particular issue
BUT these are two complementary activities. Which
require different funding streams.
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To conclude
A presentation of an open on-going debate
Social scientists at international level: INSN
international nanotechnology & society network (37
institutions, 11 countries).
My objective: highlight the need for research
My plea: too little attention from policies, furthermore
too little coordinated
My suggestion: policies should be clearer in
delineating the two roles of social scientists, and
differentiate in their nano-related investments
- programmes ‘for’ social sciences,
- and programmes ‘mobilising’ social sciences