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The Role of Experts in the European Union's Research Policy
Author(s) -
Tamtik Merli,
Sá Creso M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2012.00571.x
Subject(s) - european union , internationalization , political science , field (mathematics) , process (computing) , policy analysis , science policy , public administration , business , international trade , computer science , pure mathematics , operating system , mathematics
This research analyzes the role of experts in the European Union's policy‐making process. Focusing on the field of research policy, this study seeks to probe how expert participation in the Open Method of Coordination informs policy decisions. The paper reports on an analysis of the expert group in the European Internationalization Strategy in Science and Technology. Our analysis reveals the dynamics of expert participation at the micro level, as it identifies who these experts are, how they are appointed, and in what ways expert knowledge gets used in policy making.