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The making of research funding in Austria: transition politics and institutional development, 1945–2005

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  • Michael Stampfer
  • Rupert Pichler
  • Reinhold Hofer

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In many cases, the long-term development patterns of research policy still remain blurred. However, historical insights may lead to a better understanding of what makes research funding work. A perspective of 60 years on the situation in Austria exemplifies a system run by a broad set of stakeholders. Consensus among those stakeholders is necessary for the implementation of new elements. Once agreed upon, such elements remain stable for a long time as any change requires a new consensus. Thus individual stakeholders tend to add bypass solutions, while existing principal-agent relationships develop lock-ins. The system needs sufficient pressure to be built up by those factors in order to trigger substantial change. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Michael Stampfer & Rupert Pichler & Reinhold Hofer, 2010. "The making of research funding in Austria: transition politics and institutional development, 1945–2005," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 37(10), pages 765-780, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:37:y:2010:i:10:p:765-780
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