Science Technology and Innovation Studies thesis and dissertation collection: Recent submissions
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Dynamics of expectations and linked ecologies: a case study of the Copyright Hub
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-08)This thesis examines the development of the Copyright Hub, an emerging infrastructural initiative, designed to streamline the processes of expressing, identifying and communicating Intellectual Property (IP) rights ... -
‘Though their causes be not yet discover’d’: occult principles in the making of Newton’s natural philosophy
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-08)This thesis aims to provide a fuller understanding of a highly important but still controversial aspect of Isaac Newton’s natural philosophy: the role of occult, or at least non-mechanical, principles in his natural ... -
‘Suitable and sufficient’? UK regulation of post-construction fire safety
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-08)There have been considerable reductions in UK fire deaths and casualties over the last fifty years, but on-going innovation in the built environment means that fire risks need constantly to be reappraised and addressed. ... -
Between autonomy and engagement: interpreting and practising knowledge exchange in UK academia
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-08)Scholarly interest in “impact” - the focus on the social and economic relevance of science as a research assessment criterion - has been steadily rising in UK academia since the early 1990s. In this context, knowledge ... -
Unbundling ‘indigenous space capability’: actors, policy positions and agency in geospatial information science in Southwest Nigeria
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-08)Ever since the operation of the first civilian Earth observation (EO) satellites gained momentum in the 1970s, their history has been accompanied by debates over whether in developing countries social and economic ... -
Implementation challenge of smart specialisation innovation strategies in catch-up regions: the role of institutions, governance and capacity building
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-08)This thesis examines public policy implementation in catch-up regions through the analytical lens of Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3). Smart specialisation is a regional innovation strategy, introduced in 2010 as the ... -
Climate blogging in a post-truth era: opportunities for action and interaction. Mainstream scientist-produced climate blogs as a climate science communication niche
(The University of Edinburgh, 2019-07-08)This thesis is concerned with the meaning of using blogs to convey knowledge about a consequential but contentious issue and the qualities that render blogs a useful tool for the communication of science. More precisely, ... -
Computer science in Afghanistan: a situational analysis of university lecturers
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-29)This thesis provides a detailed analysis of the development of computer science as an academic discipline in Afghanistan. Over the last few years, computer science, which has received much attention within the higher ... -
Global value chains (GVC) and social learning. Developing producer capabilities in smallholder farmers: the case of San Francisco Produce/Peninsula Organics (SFP/PO)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)The thesis examines how resource-poor smallholder farmers in Mexico are integrated into a Global Value Chain. Most Global Value Chains depend on production located in developing countries. In agriculture, Global Value Chain ... -
Growing right: unpacking the WHO Child Growth Standards Development and their implementation in Colombia
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)Child growth reference charts have been used since the 1960s to assess children´s growth – enabling comparison of different population groups and the implementation of nutritional surveillance. In 2006, an important ... -
Public sector R&D and innovation in an emerging country: an analysis of knowledge flow between public and private sectors in the Thai National System of Innovation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-29)This thesis explores Thailand’s efforts to pursue greater competitiveness in global markets by enhancing the effectiveness of its National System of Innovation. The concept of national system of innovation (NSI) has been ... -
Influencing innovation structures and processes in agro-industries dominated by subsistence producers: an analysis of the rural poultry industry in Tanzania
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-29)This thesis examines innovation structures and processes in rural poultry industry in Tanzania. In 2005, FAO categorised the rural poultry production system in Tanzania under the lowest sector IV with very minimal ... -
Evolution and dynamics of the sectoral system of innovation: a case study of orphan drug innovation in the US
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)Drugs for treating rare diseases had been neglected by the pharmaceutical industry for a long time, due to the complex and costly drug R&D process as well as a small unprofitable market. Since its introduction in 1983, ... -
The physical cosmology of Alfred North Whitehead
(The University of Edinburgh, 1951)Throughout the history of philosophy, cosmological theories have always deservedly enjoyed a position of special prominence. Of all recent cosmologies, or phi - losophies of Nature, perhaps the most comprehensive ... -
Sociotechnical transformation of the livestock market in Tanzania: appropriation of mobile phones by the Maasai and Wasukuma pastoralists
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This thesis presents findings from a qualitative enquiry into the rapid uptake of the mobile phone by pastoral communities in Tanzania and its use as a tool to tackle marketing constraints. The research design involves ... -
Model to study the flow and use of knowledge in outsourced knowledge intensive projects: a multi-case study of three vaccine clinical trials in Latin America (countries researched: Colombia, Brazil and Mexico)
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-11-27)This thesis offers insights from knowledge management theory to understand the flow of knowledge across the multiple actors involved in the execution of a clinical trial in Latin America. In the last 12 years, the ... -
Technology and social activism: an empirical study of the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by Indian single-issue groups
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018-07-09)This thesis explores the role of new Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in political organisation. It explores the use of ICTs by singleissue groups – the emergence of which has become a salient feature ... -
Hurling together with technology: appropriation of the mobile phone in the everyday life of an Irish community group
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016-06-29)This thesis examines how a new media technology becomes entrenched into the fabric of society – in particular how the mobile phone was incorporated into the existing communications landscape of a local voluntary community ... -
Mechanisms of neurokinin₁ receptor action in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord
(The University of Edinburgh, 1998)This study addressed the role of neurokinin] (NKi) receptors in nociceptive transmission and their participation in a series of events involving glycine and NMDA receptor-mediated effects on spinal neurones. Using an in ... -
An interpretive approach to digital divide policy-making: a comparative study of China and Taiwan
(The University of Edinburgh, 2009)An interpretive approach to digital divide Policy-making: A comparative study of China and Taiwan
