The Dutch National Research Agenda in perspective / edited by Beatrice de Graaf, Alexander Rinnooy Kan and Henk Molenaar.

• TeilnehmendeR: Molenaar, Henk,; Rinnooy Kan, A. H. G., 1949-; Graaf, Beatrice de,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (241 pages) :; illustrations
• Notes: Includes index.

The Dutch National Research Agenda is a set of national priorities that are set by scientists working in conjunction with corporations, civil society organisations, and interested citizens. The agenda consolidates the questions that scientific research will be focused on in the coming year. This book covers the current status of the Dutch National Research Agenda and considers what changes and adjustments may need to be made to the process in order to keep Dutch national research at the top of the pack.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword by Jet Bussemaker, Minister of Education, Culture and Science / Bussemaker, Jet -- Introduction / de Graaf, Beatrice / Molenaar, Henk / Kan, Alexander Rinnooy -- The Art and Science of Asking Questions / van Dijck, José -- A Plurality of Voices. The Dutch National Research Agenda in Dispute / Molenaar, Henk -- National Research Agendas. An International Comparison / de Haas, Wim -- The Role of Universities of Applied Sciences in Implementing the Dutch National Research Agenda / Andriessen, Daan / Schuurmans, Marieke -- Steering Scientific Research and Reaping its Benefits. Reflections on Dutch Science Policy / Krijger, Coenraad / Prak, Maarten -- Managing what Cannot be Managed. On the Possibility of Science Policy / van der Meulen, Barend -- The Art of Making Connections / Brinksma, Ed -- Too Big to Innovate? The Sense and Nonsense of Big Programmatic Research / Burgoon, Brian / de Goede, Marieke / Glasius, Marlies / Schliesser, Eric -- The Art of Asking Questions, and why Scientists Are Better at it / van de Werfhorst, Herman -- Skip the Agenda Building. Let the Wisdom of the Crowd Drive a Dynamic Tapestry of Science / Scheffer, Marten / Bollen, Johan -- An Economic Perspective on the Dutch National Research Agenda / van Elk, Roel / ter Weel, Bas -- What is the Good of Government Interference in Science? A Question from Late Nineteenth-Century Germany / Paul, Herman -- Free-range Poultry Holdings. Living the Academic Life in a Context of Normative Uncertainty / de Graaf, Beatrice -- A National Research Agenda and the Self-understanding of Modern Universities / Claassen, Rutger / Düwell, Marcus -- No University without Diversity. The Dynamic Ecosystem of Scientific and Social Innovation / Knottnerus, André -- Inspiration / Gunning-Schepers, Louise -- Process of Developing the Dutch National Research Agenda -- Index