Sociological and Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on the Commercialization of the Sciences

Autor/in	Leydesdorff, Loet
Titel	Sociological and Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on the Commercialization of the Sciences
Quelle	In: Science & Education, 22 (2013) 10, S.2511-2527 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0926-7220
DOI	10.1007/s11191-012-9458-4
Schlagwörter	Commercialization; Sciences; School Business Relationship; Government School Relationship; Sociology; Theories; Science and Society; Communication (Thought Transfer); College Role; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Science; Wissenschaft; Soziologie; Theory; Theorie; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Analogiemodell
Abstract	Both self-organization and organization are important for the further development of the sciences: the two dynamics condition and enable each other. Commercial and public considerations can interact and "interpenetrate" in historical organization; different codes of communication are then "recombined". However, self-organization in the symbolically generalized codes of communication can be expected to operate at the global level. The Triple Helix model allows for both a neo-institutional appreciation in terms of historical networks of university-industry-government relations and a neo-evolutionary interpretation in terms of three functions: (1) novelty production, (2) wealth generation, and (3) political control. Using this model, one can appreciate both subdynamics. The mutual information in three dimensions enables us to measure the trade-off between organization and self-organization as a possible synergy. The question of optimization between commercial and public interests in the different sciences can thus be made empirical. (As Provided).
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