About the Eu-SPRI Forum

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…

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“Towards Transformative Governance? Responses to mission-oriented innovation policy paradigms” 12/13 June 2012 in Karlsruhe, Germany.
Submission deadline: 15 February 2012

Call for Proposals ECS and ECC11 23 2011
Call for Proposals Early Career Research Training Schools (ECS) and Conferences (ECC) 2013-2014.

Proposals should be submitted until February 24, 2012. The Eu-SPRI Forum Executive Committee will decide the selection of schools and conferences in Spring 2012.
Eu-SPRI PhD Spring School11 17 2011
Anticipation in the Governance of Innovation:
Expectations, Foresight and Technology Assessment
15.03-17.03.2012
Vienna, Austria
Deadline for application: 18.12.2011
Early Career Research Conference11 10 2011
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: 24 February 2012
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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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