Multiple futures for society, research, and innovation in the European Union: Jumping ahead to 2038

Stephanie Daimer (stephanie.daimer@isi.fraunhofer.de), Attila Havas, Kerstin Cuhls (kerstin.cuhls@isi.fraunhofer.de), Merve Yorulmaz (merve.yorulmaz@isi.fraunhofer.de) and Petar Vrgovic (vrgovic@uns.ac.rs)
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Stephanie Daimer: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Breslauer Str. 48, D-76139 Karlsruhe, Germany
Kerstin Cuhls: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Breslauer Str. 48, D-76139 Karlsruhe, Germany
Merve Yorulmaz: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI Breslauer Str. 48, D-76139 Karlsruhe, Germany
Petar Vrgovic: University of Novi Sad Dr Zorana Đinđića 1, 21102 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia

No 2135, CERS-IE WORKING PAPERS from Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies

Abstract: We contribute to the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) literature in two ways: (i) we consider how societal aspects are taken into account in research and innovation activities in four fundamentally different futures, as opposed to analysing current practices; and (ii) put the emphasis on the framework conditions, as opposed to focussing on RRI principles and instruments. In the Kingdom of RRI citizens participate directly in decision-making processes; Fortress Europe depicts a libertarian system; Failed Democracy is a populist regime; while Benevolent Green Eurocrats describes a technocratically coordinated strong state. The RRI concept is ignored, manipulated, or rather selectively applied in the latter three scenarios. The scenarios offer novel insights into the nature and repercussions of possible policy problems. We discuss issues related to efficacy and efficiency of policy-making; legitimacy of research and innovation activities; societal involvement; equity; and freedom of research in each scenario. We also posit that there is room for safeguarding meaningful interactions between the societal and professional actors in an innovation system even in the harshest framework conditions.

Keywords: Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI); Interactions between societal and professional actors (ISPA); Ideological stances on ISPA; Futures of ISPA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F50 F52 H10 H11 O20 O25 O30 O31 O32 O33 O38 P11 P18 Q54 Q55 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2021-09
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