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Science for Society, Yes, but How?: A Case of Science Council of Japan (SCJ)’s Coming Institutional Reform in 2026

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This paper intends to make clear the current state of the three concepts of science, that is to say, “science for science,†“science for society,†and “science for policy,†to examine the relation among them and to present the social backgrounds of each concept. Given that the Science Council of Japan (SCJ), Japan’s national academy, faces its most significant institutional reform since its establishment in 1949 (hereinafter the 2026 institutional reform), we will use SCJ as a case. This reform offers a compelling case study for considering the role that “science†should play in a state once considered developed but now said to be in decline. We will tackle the aforementioned tasks by outlining the historical and social background and specific details of SCJ’s 2026 institutional reform and by pointing out its problems.

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  • Naoki Odanaka, 2025. "Science for Society, Yes, but How?: A Case of Science Council of Japan (SCJ)’s Coming Institutional Reform in 2026," TERG Discussion Papers 496, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University.
    • Handle: RePEc:toh:tergaa:496
    DOI: 10.50974/0002006928
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