Nanoscience and Nanotechnology How an Emerging Area on the Scientific Agenda of the Core Countries Has Been Adopted and Transformed in Latin America

• Published in: Beyond Imported Magic p. 225
• Main Authors: Vinck, Dominique, Hubert, Matthieu, Invernizzi, Noela
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: The MIT Press 15.08.2014
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Argentina; Behavioral sciences; Brazil; Business; Business administration; Business development; Business engineering; Competitiveness; Countries; Development studies; Economic disciplines; Economics; Education; Educational institutions; Finance; Financial economics; Formal education; Funding; History of Science and Technology; Human geography; Human resources; Industrial sectors; Industry; Intellectual History; International development; Knowledge industries; Latin American History; Mexico; Nanoscience; Nanotechnology; Personality; Personality psychology; Personality traits; policy; Political geography; Psychology; Research facilities; Research industry; Schools; scientific development; scientific networks; Social sciences; Technological change; technological imitation; Technological innovation; Technology; Universities
• ISBN: 9780262526203; 0262526204; 9780262027458; 0262027453
• DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/9780262027458.003.0011

One of the main problems facing STS studies in Latin America regards the relevance of public policies in social, cultural, and economic contexts that are considered “peripheral.” A particular feature that we analyze in this chapter is the way in which emerging thematic priorities and science policy models circulate among central and peripheral countries. We question the idea of a unidirectional flow of science and technology from developed to less developed countries (“imported magic”), in spite of the apparent isomorphism in policy design in the different countries, and explore alternative views on how scientific ideas and technologies move in the