Science funding & policy books

As congressional policymakers continue to debate telecommunications reform, a major discussion point revolves around...  Read More >>

Public policy analysts and political pundits alike tend to describe the policymaking process as a reactive sequence...  Read More >>

"Innovation in information and production technologies is creating benefits and disruption, profoundly altering...  Read More >>

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In recent years, we have witnessed the mushrooming of pro- democracy and protest movements not only in the Arab...  Read More >>

China's growth as a technological powerhouse is one of a number of momentous changes taking place in the U.S.-China...  Read More >>

Moving away from the long-established paradigm which holds that all political behavior is learned via socialization,...  Read More >>

China is attempting to become a technological leader in three emerging sectors: computing, robotics and biotechnology....  Read More >>

In the U.S. and throughout most of the world, university research is becoming increasingly bureaucratized. Bureaucratization...  Read More >>

Many of us have heard of, or experienced, virtual reality, which usually involves putting on a headset that covers...  Read More >>

The political economy of research and innovation (R&I) is one of the central issues of the early 21st century. Responding...  Read More >>

Scientific research is traditionally conducted through theory or experimentation, both of which generate data that...  Read More >>

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The sharing economy has captured the entrepreneurial spirit of many Americans. New platforms have enabled self-employed...  Read More >>

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Drones promise to make life easier, safer, and less costly for workers in a wide variety of industries. The American...  Read More >>

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Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has disrupted industries, not just by challenging incumbents,...  Read More >>

We are not yet living in a Jetsons' world where Rosie the Robot greets you when you get home. However, we are living...  Read More >>

One of the great challenges of the 21st Century is cybersecurity. Over the summer of 2015, the Office of Personnel...  Read More >>

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA) encourages private companies to voluntarily share information...  Read More >>

Different theories, models and narratives of innovation compete for both legitimacy and authority. The book examines...  Read More >>

In December 2015, Russian state hackers successfully compromised the Ukraine's electric grid, shutting down multiple...  Read More >>

Blockchain technology has the potential to disrupt a whole host of industries from financial services to manufacturing,...  Read More >>