Critical proximity in translating RRI

The term ‘translation’ has been proliferating in reflections of researchers who participated in European projects engaging with responsible research and innovation (RRI). Additionally, the outlines of a distinct ‘translational RRI’ approach are increasingly becoming visible. Departing from the obser...

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Main Authors: Anestis Amanatidis, Tom Børsen
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Responsible Innovation
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2373508
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description The term ‘translation’ has been proliferating in reflections of researchers who participated in European projects engaging with responsible research and innovation (RRI). Additionally, the outlines of a distinct ‘translational RRI’ approach are increasingly becoming visible. Departing from the observation that RRI researchers are unavoidably implicated in this translational affair, we scrutinise the settings in which RRI travels by focusing on the interactions between ‘RRI researchers’ and ‘healthcare practitioners’ in a regional RRI project. We identify ‘critical proximity’ as a mode of RRI translation to describe the otherwise ambiguous position of RRI researchers and approximate the inherent ‘democratic qualities’ of RRI as a question of research strategy.
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spelling doaj-art-71ae8815ec5e418aa56511f8ab916ba42025-01-07T13:48:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Responsible Innovation2329-94602329-90372024-12-0111110.1080/23299460.2024.2373508Critical proximity in translating RRIAnestis Amanatidis0Tom Børsen1Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, NetherlandsDepartment of Planning, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, DenmarkThe term ‘translation’ has been proliferating in reflections of researchers who participated in European projects engaging with responsible research and innovation (RRI). Additionally, the outlines of a distinct ‘translational RRI’ approach are increasingly becoming visible. Departing from the observation that RRI researchers are unavoidably implicated in this translational affair, we scrutinise the settings in which RRI travels by focusing on the interactions between ‘RRI researchers’ and ‘healthcare practitioners’ in a regional RRI project. We identify ‘critical proximity’ as a mode of RRI translation to describe the otherwise ambiguous position of RRI researchers and approximate the inherent ‘democratic qualities’ of RRI as a question of research strategy.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2373508Responsible research and innovationtranslationcritical proximityregional RRI
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title_full Critical proximity in translating RRI
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title_short Critical proximity in translating RRI
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translation
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regional RRI
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23299460.2024.2373508
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