Mapping the Cultural Authority of Sciences Across Europe and India
Principal Researchers:
Dr. Rajesh Shukla
Theme: Governance and Institutions
Sponsors: ICSSR, New Delhi
Aims & Objectives:
- Rationalize and economize Europe’s efforts in engaging with India to produce high-quality, high-impact social science research that addresses major global challenges including economic growth and development, energy and climate change, health and wellbeing;
- Construct a system of scientific and cultural indicators based on news analysis and attitude measures. Trends in science news (1990-2010; intensity, positioning, issues) are linked to trends in public attitudes to science (interest, attitude, knowledge, engagement: Eurobarometer & India Science Surveys, 1989- 2010).
- Mobilize and develop joint expertise in discourse analysis, computer-assisted text analysis, large scale survey research and sophisticated statistical techniques to track the cultural authority of science.