The “European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation” (Eu-SPRI Forum) aims to strengthen the vibrant but dispersed interdisciplinary community of researchers focusing on interdisciplinary dimensions related to policy and governance in the field of knowledge creation and innovation.
Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (SPRI) is a growing research field since the 1960s, evolving at the encounter of economics, political science, sociology, Science and Technology Studies (STS), business administration, geography and history. Read more…
About the Eu-SPRI Forum
Latest news
and publications
- Early Career Research Conference03 01 2012
- Path-breaking innovation. Understanding, managing and providing support for continuous radical change in science and innovation.
Announcement and call for papers
Milan - Lake Como, Italy, 27-29 June 2012
Deadline: 11 March 2012 - Series of Conferences on Innovation Policies02 23 2012
- By Charles Edquist.
6 March, 20 March & 3 April 2012, from 4.30pm to 6.00pm,
CNAM, Paris - Eu-SPRI Forum PhD Circulation Award02 13 2012
- Call for proposals for doctoral researchers
Third submission deadline: 19 March 2012
Our three
key missions
- 1Next generation
- Eu-SPRI Forum supports the intellectual and career development of early career SPRI researchers (doctoral candidates; PostDocs), most notably through doctoral programs, conferences, summer schools and mobility between the partner groups.
- 2Structuring the field
- Eu-SPRI Forum holds bi-annual European Conferences on Policies for Research and Innovation, featuring both presently relevant and incoming new themes.
- 3Exploratory initiatives
- Eu-SPRI Forum aspires to anticipate new SPRI themes, concepts and methods. The exploration of new interdisciplinary analytical horizons is facilitated through co-funding of working groups, producing position papers within up to 18 months.
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