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Sweden’s Research Aid Policy

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Science and technology have long been considered key for development, problem solving and education in low-income countries, and Sweden has been at the forefront of efforts in this area, as one of the first countries to formalize research aid. This book analyses how the Swedish Agency for Research C...

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Main Author: Brodén Gyberg, Veronica
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2024
Subjects:
Development
Sweden
Policy
Aid
Science
Sociotechnical Imaginary
Research Aid
North South Research Partnerships
Low Income Countries
LIC
National Innovation Systems
Research Councils
Swedish Researchers
Canadian IDRC
Social Science Research
Swedish Aid
Wider Social Practice
Addis Ababa Action Agenda
Discursive Practice
High Income Country
Research Cooperation
Research Capacity
High FDI
Van Audenhove
Inclusive Innovation
UNESCO’s Influence
Local Research Capacity
UK Researcher
West Germany
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPS International relations::JPSN International institutions
thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TB Technology: general issues
Online Access:ONIX_20240909_9781000892741_75
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Summary:Science and technology have long been considered key for development, problem solving and education in low-income countries, and Sweden has been at the forefront of efforts in this area, as one of the first countries to formalize research aid. This book analyses how the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing Countries (Sarec) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have worked to promote science in low-income countries. In doing so, the book tackles challenging questions around whose knowledges and capacities count, who sets the research agenda, how knowledge resources are distributed, and how complex donor–recipient relationships serve both to address and inflate these issues. Through a discursive analysis of policy material and interviews with former directors at Sarec and Sida as well as other key persons, the book traces how perceptions of the relationship between research and development have shifted over the last five decades. Pointing to why long-term collaboration is necessary in order to contribute significantly to capacity building, as well as highlighting more general tensions relating to the production of knowledge, Sweden’s Research Aid Policy: The Role of Science in Development will be a valuable resource for advanced students and researchers of foreign aid, development cooperation and the history of science and technology.

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