10 Santos, Gonçalo D., Naubahar Sharif, and Jack Linzhou Xing. “Translating STS in China: Disciplinary Struggles and Future Prospects.” Engaging Science, Technology, and Society 9.1 (2023): 23-49. This article analyzes a debate in Mainland China over how to designate and integrate the international field of STS (science and technology studies) in Chinese academia. Emerged at the turn of the millennium, this debate confirmed the increasing hold of STS in China, but it also revealed significant tensions regarding the general orientation and the place of the field in Chinese academia. These tensions reflect not only larger contradictions found in other globalized local instantiations of STS but also Chinese specificities. To understand both dimensions, this article approaches the rise of STS in China as a creative process of translation mediated by context-specific globalized struggles and negotiations. This approach builds on Asia-focused postcolonial discussions of translational practices to capture some of the distinctive features of the field of STS in China, including the strong influence of the Marxist tradition, the continuing hold of modernist- positivist approaches, and the strong control exercised by the party-state on academia. The Chinese example is used to highlight the translational diversity of the global STS project and to raise general questions about the future of STS across borders in the twenty-first century. Döme, Viktória, Kira Matus, and Weronika Cycak. “Innovation Strategies Meet Sustainable Development: Variations in Sustainable Innovation Policy Instrument Mixes of Ten Small OECD Countries Across Five Sustainability Sectors.” Social Science Research Network 4553981. This paper provides the first comprehensive multi-sectoral and multi-country analysis, examining a dataset of 1722 sustainability- related policy interventions from 2008-2020. Three significant policy gaps that hinder innovation were identified by using FAMIS model: misalignment of national strategies and concrete plans; lack of support for production and scale-up of technologies; limited support for technology adoption, adaptation, and retirement. It is found that countries with a mixed economic system generally used more sustainability-related policy interventions and focused on targeted R&D funding and market creation (e.g., Denmark, Sweden). Whereas countries with a market economic system largely focus on policies that support firm innovation (e.g., Israel, New Zealand) or enable a conducive environment for innovation through creating spaces, building networks, and capacity (e.g., Switzerland). Policy recommendations are offered based on these findings. Yoshino, M., Sadlek, B., Yarime, Masaru, & Ali, A. (2023). Knowledge Absorption Pathways for Eco-Innovation: An Empirical Analysis of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the European Union. European Journal of Innovation Management This study contributes to the literature on eco-innovation (EI) and the circular economy (CE) by providing insights into the factors of external knowledge absorption that facilitate the adoption of a subset of Els called proactive-EIs. Proactive-EIs involve collaborations among multiple stakeholders, the use of technical knowledge and a greater level of investment than other innovations. This study observed the environmental actions taken by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in resource-intensive sectors in the European Union (EU), and elements related to the national context were compared. Science, Technology and Innovation Policy RESEARCH SHOWCASE
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