Changing Authority Relations in Public ScienceSystems and their Consequences for the Directionand Organisation of Research

The governance and organisation of scientific research undertaken for publication have alteredsignificantly since the end of the Second World War in many industrialised economies. Thesechanges have had significant effects on authority relations governing research goals, approachesand the evaluation of results. Such shifts in authority have altered the extent and form of intellectualcompetition, innovation and coordination in the public sciences. However, the nature andconsequences of these governance changes have varied considerably between differentlyorganised public science systems....