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INFORMALITY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT IN POST-SOCIALIST RESEARCH SYSTEMS

Explore the myths and realities of informal practices and self-governance in post-socialist research systems. Learn about the influence of informality and resistance to external interference, as well as the factors shaping grant distribution. Gain insights from an empirical study on the dynamics within research communities and the role of informal actors in grant allocation.

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INFORMALITY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT IN POST-SOCIALIST RESEARCH SYSTEMS

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  1. INFORMALITY AND SELF-GOVERNMENT IN POST-SOCIALIST RESEARCH SYSTEMS by Pál TAMÁS Institute of Sociology, HAS, Budapest

  2. NARRATIVES OF AUTONOMY IN RESEARCH COMMUNITIES • INPARTIALITY • NEUTRALITY • OBJECTIVITY • MERIT • PREVIOUS PRODUCTIVITY • NEGLECTED INFORMALITY • RESISTENCE TO INTERFERENCE FROM OUTSIDE

  3. CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH POLICY MYTHS IN CENTRAL EUROPE I.Myths about ideal meritocracy Self-government of scientific communities based on democracy, equal access and ideal meritocracy. Informal contacts and dependencies don’t play any significant role, therefore detailed external control is not necessary II.Myths about objectivity in international networks small communites versus large networks III. EU research projects as marketplaces of objectivity equality of moderization frontlines

  4. EMPIRICAL STUDY AT THE ACTIVE FRONTLINE IN RESEARCH COMMUNITIES Survey of project leaders: sample of 1000 Hungarian researchers with international and national grants in the last 3 years, fall 2003 2/3 in Budapest, ¾ middle aged man Fields: natural sciences and technology ½ of them with European research experience

  5. INFORMALITY IN THE GRANT SYSTEM

  6. FACTORS OF INFORMALITY IN THE GRANTS DISTRIBUTION

  7. CHANNELS OF INFLUENCE IN THE GRANT SYSTEM

  8. THE ROLE OF EXPERTISE IN THE GRANT DISTRIBUTION

  9. INTERNATIONAL LOBBYING- CENTRE-PERIPHERY

  10. IMPORTANT INFORMAL ACTORS IN INTERNATIONAL GRANT DISTRIBUTION I.

  11. IMPORTANT INFORMAL ACTORS IN GRANT DISTRIBUTION II.

  12. CONCLUSIONS i.THIS IS NOT CORRUPTION, THE PRESENCE OF INFORMALITY IS NORMAL. ii.THE INFORMALITY AND CORPORATE INTERESTS ARE INTEGRATED. iii. THE DISTRIBUTIONAL SYSTEM IN RESEARCH IS ONLY PARTLY MERITOCRATIC. iv.POWER, PRESTIGE AND INFLUENCE ARE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF THE EU GRANT SYSTEM AS WELL.

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