Papers by Alexander Degelsegger-Márquez
Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, 2017
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the prospects of a Southeast Asian knowledge ec... more Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the prospects of a Southeast Asian knowledge economy in light of regional integration processes and the participation of Southeast Asia in global innovation networks.
Design/methodology/approach – The evidence base is a combination of quantitative data on R&D investments, patent applications and publications, with qualitative data from 40 semi-structured expert interviews conducted with innovation experts, research managers and policymakers in six ASEAN Member States.
Findings – Despite economic growth and increases in R&D inputs and outputs in individual ASEAN Member States, innovation policy at regional ASEAN level remains weak. In addition, the economic integration of the ASEAN Economic Community is progressing slowly. In this environment, evidence is presented for a certain level of regional integration when it comes to the exploitation of knowledge produced within and outside of ASEAN. While a regional market for knowledge exploitation is conceivable, this is not accompanied by the regional integration of knowledge production.
Practical implications – The main practical implication of this argument is the need for ASEAN policymakers to appreciate the disconnection between regional knowledge production and exploitation. This paper offers conceptual tools to engage in ASEAN-level policy discussions on this issue that can help facilitate the best possible regional outcome.
Originality/value – Despite several studies on the ASEAN Economic Community process, there has been no contribution so far that combines a discussion of the economic integration process with a look at the regional knowledge economy and innovation systems. This perspective does not only contribute to innovation systems literature, but also entails important policy lessons.
Challenge Social Innovation. Potentials for Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Welfare and Civil Society, 2012
Social innovation is becoming a widely used term in international debates in the context of socia... more Social innovation is becoming a widely used term in international debates in the context of social challenges. Neither in political nor in social scientific discussion there seems to be a consensual definition or concept of social innovation. In search of a sociological understanding of social innovation this paper turns to Latour’s Actor-Network-Theory (ANT). Latour is known for his insistence on the role of non-humans (which usually refers to technological artefacts) in society and how the reference to non-humans changes our understanding of social action and structure. In his view, the “social” is nothing but a type of relation, it is the way human and non-human actors link to each other, are translated and form actor-networks in a “flat” world without a “context” or “macro-level”. As a consequence, we cannot separate technological artefacts from the “social sphere” of humans anymore. Furthermore, Latour and Callon introduced a variety of general concepts that allow to empirically study this world of relations and translations. This article discusses the potentials in applying Latour’s version of ANT to social innovation following two main questions: Does ANT provide empirical tools appropriate for analyzing innovation processes that do not have technology as their main driver and output? Does ANT help us to conceptualise social innovation in a way that avoids the exclusion of technical artefacts per se?
ABSTRACT Citizens' conferences as a form of participatory technology assessment (pTA) are... more ABSTRACT Citizens' conferences as a form of participatory technology assessment (pTA) are said to increase democratic legitimacy, take up lay knowledge and improve technological solutions. Today it is part of science and technology policy rhetoric and, sometimes, practice. We confront some elements of the scholarly discussion on pTA with policy-makers' understandings of the process in Austria. Here, participation is often framed as a form of public relations and a sensor for public sentiments rather than as a forum of multiple rationalities and co-development of policy projects. This understanding can be related to underlying conceptions of democracy and the public. We conclude that governance styles would have to change before pTA could become more than a laboratory experiment. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.
Die Reaktionen einer Gesellschaft auf technologische Entwicklungen sind nicht von diesen selbst v... more Die Reaktionen einer Gesellschaft auf technologische Entwicklungen sind nicht von diesen selbst vorgegeben. Ebenso wenig jedoch ist die Antwort des sozialen Umfelds auf bestimmte technische Neuerungen rein von Willkür oder individuellem rationalen Entscheiden geprägt. Frames als diskursive mentale oder kulturelle Konstrukte vermitteln zwischen einem technologischen Phänomen und seinem gesellschaftlichen Kontext. Je nach Konzeption liegen sie Policy-Positionen zugrunde, spiegeln und reproduzieren sich in Medienberichterstattung, werden strategisch von sozialen Bewegungen vorangetrieben oder wirken auf individuelle Wahrnehmung und Situationsdeutungen. Dieser Beitrag strukturiert die über verschiedene Disziplinen hinweg breit gestreute Framing-Literatur, schärft einschlägige Begrifflichkeiten und zeigt auf, wo und wie Frames als heuristische Instrumente für eine Analyse der Interaktionen zwischen Technologien und Gesellschaft aus Perspektive der sozialwissenschaftlichen Technikforschung nutzbar gemacht werden können. Ein Vergleich mit verwandten Konzepten aus den Theoriegebäuden Michel Foucaults und Ulrich Oevermanns rundet die Begriffsdiskussion ab.
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Papers by Alexander Degelsegger-Márquez
Design/methodology/approach – The evidence base is a combination of quantitative data on R&D investments, patent applications and publications, with qualitative data from 40 semi-structured expert interviews conducted with innovation experts, research managers and policymakers in six ASEAN Member States.
Findings – Despite economic growth and increases in R&D inputs and outputs in individual ASEAN Member States, innovation policy at regional ASEAN level remains weak. In addition, the economic integration of the ASEAN Economic Community is progressing slowly. In this environment, evidence is presented for a certain level of regional integration when it comes to the exploitation of knowledge produced within and outside of ASEAN. While a regional market for knowledge exploitation is conceivable, this is not accompanied by the regional integration of knowledge production.
Practical implications – The main practical implication of this argument is the need for ASEAN policymakers to appreciate the disconnection between regional knowledge production and exploitation. This paper offers conceptual tools to engage in ASEAN-level policy discussions on this issue that can help facilitate the best possible regional outcome.
Originality/value – Despite several studies on the ASEAN Economic Community process, there has been no contribution so far that combines a discussion of the economic integration process with a look at the regional knowledge economy and innovation systems. This perspective does not only contribute to innovation systems literature, but also entails important policy lessons.
Books by Alexander Degelsegger-Márquez
Design/methodology/approach – The evidence base is a combination of quantitative data on R&D investments, patent applications and publications, with qualitative data from 40 semi-structured expert interviews conducted with innovation experts, research managers and policymakers in six ASEAN Member States.
Findings – Despite economic growth and increases in R&D inputs and outputs in individual ASEAN Member States, innovation policy at regional ASEAN level remains weak. In addition, the economic integration of the ASEAN Economic Community is progressing slowly. In this environment, evidence is presented for a certain level of regional integration when it comes to the exploitation of knowledge produced within and outside of ASEAN. While a regional market for knowledge exploitation is conceivable, this is not accompanied by the regional integration of knowledge production.
Practical implications – The main practical implication of this argument is the need for ASEAN policymakers to appreciate the disconnection between regional knowledge production and exploitation. This paper offers conceptual tools to engage in ASEAN-level policy discussions on this issue that can help facilitate the best possible regional outcome.
Originality/value – Despite several studies on the ASEAN Economic Community process, there has been no contribution so far that combines a discussion of the economic integration process with a look at the regional knowledge economy and innovation systems. This perspective does not only contribute to innovation systems literature, but also entails important policy lessons.