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Inclusion as a science, technology, and innovation policy objective in high-income countries: the decoupling dilemma

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  • Helka Kalliomäki
  • Johanna Kalliokoski
  • Thomas Woodson
  • Leena Kunttu
  • Jari Kuusisto

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This paper scrutinizes the objective of inclusion in contemporary science, technology, and innovation (STI) policies by analyzing its manifestations within the broad STI policy language promoting a closer interaction between science and society. We contribute to the STI policy literature by revisiting current conceptualizations that primarily center on marginalized groups. By analyzing the Broader Impacts Criterion and Responsible Research and Innovation frameworks in the USA and the European Union, we show that inclusion in the context of high-income countries is partially decoupling from marginalization and increasingly being instrumentalized to serve impact agendas. Our conceptual framework synthesizing the dimensions of goal setting and agency illustrates the broadening scope of inclusive policies and the emergent decoupling dilemma that has been neglected in the literature. Future research must account for the growing ambiguity of policy language that is facing new legitimacy questions and the blurring of objectives focused on supporting marginalized groups.

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  • Helka Kalliomäki & Johanna Kalliokoski & Thomas Woodson & Leena Kunttu & Jari Kuusisto, 2024. "Inclusion as a science, technology, and innovation policy objective in high-income countries: the decoupling dilemma," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 51(5), pages 795-807.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:51:y:2024:i:5:p:795-807.
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