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What Roles for Scientific Associations in Contemporary Science?

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Author	Delicado, Ana Rego, Raquel Conceição, Cristina Palma Pereira, Inês Junqueira, Luís
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	This article aims to discuss the contemporary activities and roles that scientific associations play in science and society. It is based on a comprehensive study of scientific associations in Portugal, relying on a multi-method, quantitative and qualitative approach. After a brief review of the (scarce) literature on associations in the social studies of science, we provide an outline of the expanding field of scientific associations in Portugal. We then proceed to present and discuss the five main roles of associations identified through the research: communication among peers, promotion of research, science dissemination, representation of professional interests and policy advice. We conclude that the external roles of associations (establishing connections between science and society) have become more important than the internal ones. Whereas the internationalisation of science has moved the communication, collaboration and competition between researchers into the transnational sphere, the links that associations forge between science and other social spheres are still deeply rooted in national settings and much dependant on specific configurations and practices by government, business and other social actors.
Starting Page	439
Ending Page	465
Page Count	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00264695
Journal	Minerva
Volume Number	52
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15731871
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2014-10-19
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Scientific communication Science dissemination Representation of interests Policy advice Educational Philosophy Philosophy Social Sciences Sociology of Education Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education

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