Dilemmas of 19th-century Liberalism among German Academic Chemists: Shaping a National Science Policy from Hofmann to Fischer, 1865–1919

In January 1974 the Council of Ministers of the European Community issued a resolution calling for the coordination of the science and technology policies of the member countries. This initiative came after several years of largely unrewarded efforts by the European institutions to bring a measure of Community-wide coherence in national R&D programs and objectives. Despite the development of alternative decision-making and implementation procedures, the Community's impact on national activities was on the whole limited in scope, confined to programs of marginal importance and more concerned with the joint execution of specific research tasks than with the political motives and intentions of the member governments. A review of the 1974 resolution's effects, principally through the work of the CREST committee, demonstrates that the multiple obstacles to policy coordination have yet to be overcome. These obstacles stem from a) varying conceptions of the policy coordination task, b) the discrepancies and inadequacies in national science policy formulation, c) deficiencies in the perspectives and procedures of Commission officials and national delegations, and d) a variety of constraints which restrict the domain of possible Community intervention.

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Machinery for Formulation and Overseeing of Implementation of National Science Policy

Indian Journal of Public Administration ◽

10.1177/0019556119690320 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 475-488 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

B. Sivaraman

Keyword(s):

Science Policy ◽

National Science ◽

National Science Policy

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Project Visual: Facilitating the Connection Between Art and Science

Microscopy Today ◽

10.1017/s1551929500052159 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 38-39

Author(s):

L.M. Strzegowski ◽

T.P. Russell

Keyword(s):

Science Policy ◽

House Of Representatives ◽

National Science Foundation ◽

Educational Achievement ◽

Socially Responsible ◽

Art And Science ◽

New Era ◽

National Science ◽

National Science Policy ◽

Scientists And Engineers

Nearly five years ago, Representative Vernon Ehlers, in his report to Congress on a House of Representatives study entitled “Unlocking Our Future: Toward a New National Science Policy,” noted that the American public does not understand science and its practice. A major recommendation that emerged trom this study was the need to “make scientists socially responsible.“ This sentiment was echoed in a National Research Council's report, “Materials in a New Era,”, where Neal Lane, former Director of the National Science Foundation, was quoted as saying, “It is necessary to involve material scientists in a new role, undoubtedly an awkward one for many, that might be called the ‘civic scientist’.” Why the concern? The answer is clear. “Our prosperity, security, and health depend directly on the educational achievement of all students, not only those who will become scientists and engineers, but all workers, voters, parents, and consumers.”

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