TOPIC: WHO MAKES SCIENCE POLICY? 

There are numerous institutions involved in making policy as it relates to R&D (e.g., federal agencies, labs, congress, industry, universities, etc.)

Questions to consider 

• Who is involved in science policy? Who should be?
• Is the right mix of players involved? Are too many involved or are there any left out?

Resources

• Neal, H.A., T. Smith, J. McCormick, 2008: Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the Twenty-First Century, University of Michigan Press. (Chapter 3)
• Science and technology policymaking: a primer, CRS Report for Congress, April 2008
• Kingdon, John A., Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies, Second Edition, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, 1995. (Chapters 2 & 3)

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