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Four dangers in innovation policy studies - and how to avoid them. / Flanagan, Kieron; Uyarra, Elvira (Collaborator).
In: Industry and Innovation, Vol. 23, No. 2, 2016, p. 177-188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Four dangers in innovation policy studies - and how to avoid them
AU - Flanagan, Kieron
A2 - Uyarra, Elvira
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The field of innovation policy studies is at a crossroads. It has clearly been influential. However, might it be losing the critical insight necessary to remain so in future? We discuss four dangerous tendencies seen in many innovation policy studies: idealising policy rationales and policy-makers; treating policies as tools from a toolbox; putting too much faith in coordination and intelligent design of 'policy mixes'; and taking an atemporal approach to innovation policy. Based on these we identify some ways forward that, we argue, would deal better with the complex multi-actor dynamics, fundamental uncertainties and challenges to the implementation, coordination and evaluation of policies and which would make for more relevant and impactful innovation policy studies.
AB - The field of innovation policy studies is at a crossroads. It has clearly been influential. However, might it be losing the critical insight necessary to remain so in future? We discuss four dangerous tendencies seen in many innovation policy studies: idealising policy rationales and policy-makers; treating policies as tools from a toolbox; putting too much faith in coordination and intelligent design of 'policy mixes'; and taking an atemporal approach to innovation policy. Based on these we identify some ways forward that, we argue, would deal better with the complex multi-actor dynamics, fundamental uncertainties and challenges to the implementation, coordination and evaluation of policies and which would make for more relevant and impactful innovation policy studies.
KW - Innovation policy
KW - implementation
KW - policy mixes
KW - evaluation
KW - co-ordination
U2 - 10.1080/13662716.2016.1146126
DO - 10.1080/13662716.2016.1146126
M3 - Article
VL - 23
SP - 177
EP - 188
JO - Industry and Innovation
JF - Industry and Innovation
SN - 1366-2716
IS - 2
ER -