| Title |
: Politics of Technoscience and Science and Technology Governance in Korea |
| Date |
: 2014. 12. |
| Journal title |
: Journal of Science and Technology Studies |
| Author |
: Bak, Hee-Je, Kim, Eun-Sung, and Kim, Jongyoung |
| Contact us |
: csts@khu.ac.kr |
| Abstract |
: Recently, governance of science and technology emerged as one of most important social problems and as a result it is crucial to understand it in science and technology studies. This article discusses three most important realms in science and technology goverance – research and development, regulation, and social movement – in the concrete Korean contexts. First of all, the Korean state has driven research and development and promoted its commercialization unlike other developed countries. Consequently, this nationalistic view on science disseminated to Korean public and it generated uniformity in research style and organization. Second, science and technology regulations embraced developed countriesʼ policies, leading to its glocalization. As a result, technocratic old governance and new governance including precautionary principle and participatory democracy coexist. Third, the civil society has challenged expertise and state-driven science and technology governance and fueled social movements related to environment, safety, and health issues. The politics of knowledge created by citizensʼ voluntary participation and collaborative experts made it clear that science and technology should be no longer tool for economic development. In conclusion, we discuss characteristics of science and technology governance in Korea, giving various implication on current research and policy.
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