RESEARCH POLICY
Syllabus
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Learning Objectives
KNOWLEDGE:
(1) Knowledge of logic and philosophy of science;
(2) Ability to establish connections (even interdisciplinary) between determinations of thought and epochs;
(3) Hermeneutical skills;
(4) Awareness of the problems related to the historiographical methodology.
SKILLS
(1) Ability to analyze sources;
(2) Ability to apply the theoretical and methodological tools that enable autonomy of research, critical reflection and understanding;
(3) Ability to produce an organic and systematic overview;
(4) Ability to manage and interpret historical-bibliographic sources autonomously and to identify connections between different phases of philosophical, artistic and cultural processes and currents;
AUTONOMY
(1) Ability to formulate an independent critical judgment on philosophical or cultural issues;
(2) Ability to autonomously manage and interpret historical-bibliographic sources and to identify connections between different phases of philosophical, artistic and cultural processes and currents.
COMMUNICATION
(1) Ability to communicate, share and disseminate information, ideas, problems and solutions with specialists and non-specialists.
LEARNING
(1) Ability to autonomously process research paths;
(2) Ability to master interdisciplinary dialogue;
(3) Ability to carry out research work independently.
(1) Knowledge of logic and philosophy of science;
(2) Ability to establish connections (even interdisciplinary) between determinations of thought and epochs;
(3) Hermeneutical skills;
(4) Awareness of the problems related to the historiographical methodology.
SKILLS
(1) Ability to analyze sources;
(2) Ability to apply the theoretical and methodological tools that enable autonomy of research, critical reflection and understanding;
(3) Ability to produce an organic and systematic overview;
(4) Ability to manage and interpret historical-bibliographic sources autonomously and to identify connections between different phases of philosophical, artistic and cultural processes and currents;
AUTONOMY
(1) Ability to formulate an independent critical judgment on philosophical or cultural issues;
(2) Ability to autonomously manage and interpret historical-bibliographic sources and to identify connections between different phases of philosophical, artistic and cultural processes and currents.
COMMUNICATION
(1) Ability to communicate, share and disseminate information, ideas, problems and solutions with specialists and non-specialists.
LEARNING
(1) Ability to autonomously process research paths;
(2) Ability to master interdisciplinary dialogue;
(3) Ability to carry out research work independently.
Prerequisites
Since these are fundamentals, prior knowledge of science and technology studies is not required.
Program
This course provides an overview of the globalization of science, technology, and innovation, including global trends in the way knowledge is produced and distributed, the development of institutions, and global policy. It shows how technological change and innovation are shaped by the role of emerging countries in the generation of science and technological knowledge, and transnational corporations, and how reforms in intellectual property rights and world trade have been affected by the increasingly international flows of knowledge, technology, and innovation. It addresses major trends in global policy, including a significant shift toward private scientific research, the change in the distribution of science and technical knowledge, and a heightened awareness among policymakers of the economic and technological impact of scientific activity. The course will focus on setting a research agenda, which provides recommendations for funding agencies regarding under-researched and highly relevant topics, it also provides roadmaps for the optimization of research efforts to avoid overlapping, and, where possible, to close the gaps in the global spectrum and national initiatives. The course brings together key conceptual insights behind Europe’s commitment to a research agenda that implements Open Innovation, Open Science and Open to the World and highlights actions that are already taking place or are being prepared. A Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda addresses questions such as: How to benefit from and get access to available knowledge and expertise? How to promote the accumulation of knowledge and expertise? and how to address gaps in knowledge? The second part of course will provide an extensive analysis of European research infrastructures with a global impact in the domains of Data, Energy, Environment, Health & Food, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Social & Cultural Innovation.
Books
MANDATORY
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World – A Vision for Europe, Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 10.2777/061652.
European Strategy Forum Research Infrastructures (2021): Strategy Report Research Infrastructures: Roadmap 2021. Brussels: Science and Technology Facilities Council. ISBN 978-88-943243-6-5.
Kingdon, John W. (2014): Agenda, Alternatives, and Public Policies (2nd ed.). Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-269-37450-6.
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Open Innovation, Open Science, Open to the World – A Vision for Europe, Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 10.2777/061652.
European Strategy Forum Research Infrastructures (2021): Strategy Report Research Infrastructures: Roadmap 2021. Brussels: Science and Technology Facilities Council. ISBN 978-88-943243-6-5.
Kingdon, John W. (2014): Agenda, Alternatives, and Public Policies (2nd ed.). Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-269-37450-6.
Bibliography
OPTIONAL
You will not be asked to read the book (all open access) in its entirety. You will be asked instead to select an argument of your choice and prepare a report.
Archibugi, Daniele/Filippetti, Andrea (2015): The Handbook of Global Science, Technology, and Innovation. London: Wiley. DOI:10.1002/9781118739044.
Chesbrough, Herbert W. (2003): Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. ISBN 1-57851-837-7.
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Bridge over Troubled Waters? The Link between European Historical Heritage and the Future of European Integration: Insights from Social Sciences and Humanities Research on Reflective Societies. Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 102777/534076.
Pozzo, Riccardo (2021): History of Philosophy and the Reflective Society. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. DOI 10.1515/9783110709292.
Pozzo, Riccardo/Boubtane, Ekrame/d’Albis, Hippolyte/Greco Tonegutti, Raffaella/Paravati, Claudio (2022) “A Future Agenda for Migration Studies,” in Introduction to Migration Studies: An Interactive Guide to the Literatures on Migration and Migration-related Diversities, ed. Peter Scholten (Cham: Springer), 483-500. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92377-8_29.
Caussé, Alexandre/Cazenave, Élodie/Giry-Deloison, Charles/Gâman, Miruna/Grano, Marica/Heritage, Alison/Liévaux, Pascal/Spini, Lucilla/Virgili, Vania/Warren, Katherine/ Zoppo, Giuseppe (2025): ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and Its Synthesis (Paris: Heritage Research Alliance, 2025), 92 p. https://www.heritageresearch-hub.eu/app/uploads/2025/06/ARCHE-D2.6-ARCHE-SRIA-and-its-Synthesis.pdf.
Archibugi, Daniele/Filippetti, Andrea (2015): The Handbook of Global Science, Technology, and Innovation. London: Wiley. DOI:10.1002/9781118739044.
Chesbrough, Herbert W. (2003): Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press. ISBN 1-57851-837-7.
European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2015): Bridge over Troubled Waters? The Link between European Historical Heritage and the Future of European Integration: Insights from Social Sciences and Humanities Research on Reflective Societies. Luxembourg: Publication Office of the European Union. DOI 102777/534076.
Pozzo, Riccardo (2021): History of Philosophy and the Reflective Society. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter. DOI 10.1515/9783110709292.
Pozzo, Riccardo/Boubtane, Ekrame/d’Albis, Hippolyte/Greco Tonegutti, Raffaella/Paravati, Claudio (2022) “A Future Agenda for Migration Studies,” in Introduction to Migration Studies: An Interactive Guide to the Literatures on Migration and Migration-related Diversities, ed. Peter Scholten (Cham: Springer), 483-500. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-92377-8_29.
Caussé, Alexandre/Cazenave, Élodie/Giry-Deloison, Charles/Gâman, Miruna/Grano, Marica/Heritage, Alison/Liévaux, Pascal/Spini, Lucilla/Virgili, Vania/Warren, Katherine/ Zoppo, Giuseppe (2025): ARCHE Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and Its Synthesis (Paris: Heritage Research Alliance, 2025), 92 p. https://www.heritageresearch-hub.eu/app/uploads/2025/06/ARCHE-D2.6-ARCHE-SRIA-and-its-Synthesis.pdf.
Teaching methods
Come to class prepared. Each lesson has a reading assignment in accordance with the calender detailed below and in the syllabus.
Exam Rules
For attending students, one test will be given at the end of the course. It consists of ten questions with an open-ended response option. For each question the student will have from 5 to 10 lines of space for the answer. The questions will cover the topics covered only in the completed part of the course.
For non-attending students there will be an oral test on the reading assignments.
The oral test, which consists of an interview, will focus on verifying the knowledge learned during the course.
The oral test will be evaluated according to criteria of competence in content, synthesis and description of the methods and criteria for verifying learning.
The grades will be expressed accorfdng to the following orientative scheme:
- EXCELLENT (28-30): optimal ability of exposition and critical analysis of the texts considered in the classroom; optimal ability self-orientation among the themes considered in the classroom; excellent ability of mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
- MEDIUM (24-27): average knowledge of the subject matter and of the texts considered in the classroom; good ability of synthesis and analysis; good ability of expression and mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
- SUFFICIENT (18-23): Minimal knowledge of the reading material; limited ability of synthesis and analysis; scarce ability of mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
- NEGATIVE (exam not passed): Missed knowledge of the reading material and/or important mistakes in the understanding and the presentation of the content; non-ability mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
For non-attending students there will be an oral test on the reading assignments.
The oral test, which consists of an interview, will focus on verifying the knowledge learned during the course.
The oral test will be evaluated according to criteria of competence in content, synthesis and description of the methods and criteria for verifying learning.
The grades will be expressed accorfdng to the following orientative scheme:
- EXCELLENT (28-30): optimal ability of exposition and critical analysis of the texts considered in the classroom; optimal ability self-orientation among the themes considered in the classroom; excellent ability of mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
- MEDIUM (24-27): average knowledge of the subject matter and of the texts considered in the classroom; good ability of synthesis and analysis; good ability of expression and mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
- SUFFICIENT (18-23): Minimal knowledge of the reading material; limited ability of synthesis and analysis; scarce ability of mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
- NEGATIVE (exam not passed): Missed knowledge of the reading material and/or important mistakes in the understanding and the presentation of the content; non-ability mastering termini technici that are specific of the discipline.
Attendance Rules
1-Wed., Mar. 3, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Introduction to Research Policy (slides)
2-Thu., Mar. 4, 2027, 14:00-16:00 P12 Introduction to Innovation Economics (slides)
3-Thu., Mar. 11, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Research Agenda (Kingdon, ch. 1, p. 1-20)
4-Fri., Mar. 12, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Inside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 2, p. 21-44)
5-Tue., Mar. 16, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Outside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 45-70)
6-Fri., Mar. 19, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Policy Window (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 165-195)
7-Tue., Mar. 23, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Open Innovation (EU-RTD, ch. 1, p. 11-30)
8-Fri., Mar. 26, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Open Science (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 33-55)
9-Tue., Mar. 30, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Open to the World (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 59-79)
10-Fri., Apr. 2, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S1 Research Infrastructures Policy (ESFRI, part 1, p. 7-31)
11-Thu., Apr. 8, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Landscape Analysis of Domains (ESFRI, part 2, p. 37-114)
12-Fri., Apr. 9, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 41-47)
13-Mon., Apr. 12, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Energy (ESFRI, part 2, p. 49-60)
14-Tue., Apr. 13, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Environment (ESFRI, part 2, p. 63-65)
15-Fri., Apr. 16, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Health & Food (ESFRI, part 2, p. 77-87)
16-Mon., Apr. 19, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Physical Sciences & Engineering (ESFRI, part 2, p. 89-103)
17-Wed., Apr. 21, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Social & Cultural Innovation (ESFRI, part 2, p. 105-114)
18-Thu., Apr. 22, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Humanities (ESFRI, part 2, p. 111-112, 185-190)
19-Mon. Apr. 26, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Social Sciences (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112, 229-233)
20-Wed., Apr. 28, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Big data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112-115, p. 193)
21-Mon., May 3, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Conclusion (ESFRI, p. 149-161)
2-Thu., Mar. 4, 2027, 14:00-16:00 P12 Introduction to Innovation Economics (slides)
3-Thu., Mar. 11, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Research Agenda (Kingdon, ch. 1, p. 1-20)
4-Fri., Mar. 12, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Inside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 2, p. 21-44)
5-Tue., Mar. 16, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Outside of Government (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 45-70)
6-Fri., Mar. 19, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Policy Window (Kingdon, ch. 3, p. 165-195)
7-Tue., Mar. 23, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Open Innovation (EU-RTD, ch. 1, p. 11-30)
8-Fri., Mar. 26, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Open Science (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 33-55)
9-Tue., Mar. 30, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Open to the World (EU-RTD, ch. 2, p. 59-79)
10-Fri., Apr. 2, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S1 Research Infrastructures Policy (ESFRI, part 1, p. 7-31)
11-Thu., Apr. 8, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Landscape Analysis of Domains (ESFRI, part 2, p. 37-114)
12-Fri., Apr. 9, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 41-47)
13-Mon., Apr. 12, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Energy (ESFRI, part 2, p. 49-60)
14-Tue., Apr. 13, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Environment (ESFRI, part 2, p. 63-65)
15-Fri., Apr. 16, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Health & Food (ESFRI, part 2, p. 77-87)
16-Mon., Apr. 19, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Physical Sciences & Engineering (ESFRI, part 2, p. 89-103)
17-Wed., Apr. 21, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Social & Cultural Innovation (ESFRI, part 2, p. 105-114)
18-Thu., Apr. 22, 2027, 9:00-11:00 S6 Humanities (ESFRI, part 2, p. 111-112, 185-190)
19-Mon. Apr. 26, 2027, 14:00-16:00 S6 Social Sciences (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112, 229-233)
20-Wed., Apr. 28, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Big data (ESFRI, part 2, p. 112-115, p. 193)
21-Mon., May 3, 2027, 11:00-13:00 S6 Conclusion (ESFRI, p. 149-161)