Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaPolitization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia
Using the case of agricultural research in Bolivia during the neoliberal period, this paper argues that there is a need to bring politics into science, but differentiates between two levels: politics as a mode of governance or a political project that shapes the scientific process (macro-politics),...
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Universidad del Pacífico
2017
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| description | Using the case of agricultural research in Bolivia during the neoliberal period, this paper argues that there is a need to bring politics into science, but differentiates between two levels: politics as a mode of governance or a political project that shapes the scientific process (macro-politics), and politics as an eternal process of contestation in society (micro-politics). To support this argument, we focus on the Foundation for the Promotion and Research of Andean Products (PROINPA) to demonstrate how the “macro-political” project of neoliberalism decentralized and privatized agricultural research services, redefining research agendas, and the relationship between researchers and end-users of technology; and, in turn, how researchers responded to this project, adapting and contesting neoliberalism in their everyday activities (micro-politics). |
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| spelling | clacso-CLACSO531182022-03-17T18:48:19Z Politization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia Politización, participación e innovación: socializando la investigación agrícola en Bolivia Córdoba, Diana Using the case of agricultural research in Bolivia during the neoliberal period, this paper argues that there is a need to bring politics into science, but differentiates between two levels: politics as a mode of governance or a political project that shapes the scientific process (macro-politics), and politics as an eternal process of contestation in society (micro-politics). To support this argument, we focus on the Foundation for the Promotion and Research of Andean Products (PROINPA) to demonstrate how the “macro-political” project of neoliberalism decentralized and privatized agricultural research services, redefining research agendas, and the relationship between researchers and end-users of technology; and, in turn, how researchers responded to this project, adapting and contesting neoliberalism in their everyday activities (micro-politics). Usando el caso de la trayectoria de la investigación agrícola en Bolivia durante el periodo neoliberal, este artículo argumenta sobre la necesidad de realzar la política en la ciencia, pero diferenciándola entre dos niveles: la política como modo de gobernanza o proyecto político que moldea el proceso científico (macropolítica) y la política como el eterno proceso de contestación y antagonismos en la sociedad (micropolítica). Para apoyar este argumento, nos focalizamos en el caso de la Fundación para la Promoción e Investigación de Productos Andinos (Proinpa) para mostrar cómo el proyecto «macropolítico» del neoliberalismo descentralizó y privatizó los servicios de investigación agrícola, redefiniendo las agendas de investigación y la relación entre investigadores y usuarios finales de la tecnología y cómo, a su vez, los investigadores respondieron a este proyecto, adaptándose y contestando el neoliberalismo en sus prácticas cotidianas (micropolítica). 2017-10-23 2022-03-17T18:48:19Z 2022-03-17T18:48:19Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/808 10.21678/apuntes.81.808 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/53118 spa eng https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/808/964 https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/808/976 https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/808/1006 https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/808/1018 Derechos de autor 2017 Apuntes: Revista de Ciencias Sociales application/pdf text/html application/pdf text/html Universidad del Pacífico Apuntes. Social Sciences Journal; Apuntes 81; 131-160 Apuntes. Revista de ciencias sociales; Apuntes 81; 131-160 2223-1757 0252-1865 |
| spellingShingle | Córdoba, Diana Politization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia |
| title | Politization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia |
| title_full | Politization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia |
| title_fullStr | Politization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Politization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia |
| title_short | Politization, participation, and innovation: Socializing agricultural research in Bolivia |
| title_sort | politization, participation, and innovation: socializing agricultural research in bolivia |
| url | https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/808 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/53118 |