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Enemies of the future? Questioning the regimes of promising in emerging science and technology

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  • Douglas K. R. Robinson

    (LISIS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Université Gustave Eiffel)

  • Marc Audétat

    (UNIL - Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne)

  • Pierre-Benoit Joly

    (LISIS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Université Gustave Eiffel)

  • Harro van Lente

    (Maastricht University [Maastricht])

Abstract

This editorial introduces the basic idea and content of the special section ‘Enemies of the future? Questioning the regimes of promising in emerging science and technology'. It sheds light on how visions and stories of technological futures are being produced and, in combination, have stabilized into ‘regimes of promising' that shape emerging technoscientific domains and guide research, innovation, and governance within these domains. The special section zooms in to particular illustrative instances that reveal the dynamics of the dominant regime of promising and also reveal how they are breaking down and in some cases being replaced by alternatives. The purpose of this special section is to show the importance of regimes of promising for research and innovation policy and to stimulate further discussions on alternative regimes of promising and their ramifications.

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  • Douglas K. R. Robinson & Marc Audétat & Pierre-Benoit Joly & Harro van Lente, 2021. "Enemies of the future? Questioning the regimes of promising in emerging science and technology," Post-Print halshs-03502894, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-03502894
    DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scab055
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    1. Douglas K. R. Robinson & Pascal Le Masson & Benoit Weil, 2012. "Waiting games: innovation impasses in situations of high uncertainty : Editorial," Post-Print hal-00794423, HAL.
    2. D.K. Robinson & Pascal Le Masson & Benoit Weil, 2012. "Waiting Games: innovation impasses in situations of high uncertainty," Post-Print hal-00870369, HAL.
    3. Douglas K. R. Robinson & Pascal Le Masson & Benoit Weil, 2012. "Waiting games: innovation impasses in situations of high uncertainty," Post-Print hal-00794445, HAL.
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    1. Pfotenhauer, Sebastian M. & Wentland, Alexander & Ruge, Luise, 2023. "Understanding regional innovation cultures: Narratives, directionality, and conservative innovation in Bavaria," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(3).

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