Introducing the dilemma of societal alignment for inclusive and responsible research and innovation

Bárbara Ribeiro, Lars Bengtsson, Paul Benneworth, Susanne Bührer, Elena Castro‐Martínez, Meiken Hansen, Katharina Jarmai, Ralf Lindner, Julia Olmos‐Peñuela, Cordula Ott, Philip Shapira · 2018 · Journal of Responsible Innovation

Summary. This paper identifies a critical governance challenge in research and innovation: the 'dilemma of societal alignment.' The authors argue that while inclusive and responsible innovation requires alignment between research goals and societal values, this alignment remains scattered and overlooked in science and technology policy. They build on Collingridge's technology control dilemma to propose a framework for addressing how governance can better integrate social considerations into innovation development and uptake.

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Ribeiro, B., Bengtsson, L., Benneworth, P., Bührer, S., Castro‐Martínez, E., Hansen, M., Jarmai, K., Lindner, R., Olmos‐Peñuela, J., Ott, C., & Shapira, P.. (2018). Introducing the dilemma of societal alignment for inclusive and responsible research and innovation. Journal of Responsible Innovation. https://doi.org/10.1080/23299460.2018.1495033

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DOI: 10.1080/23299460.2018.1495033
Countries: United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Denmark, Austria, Switzerland, United States
Regions: Europe, North America
Categories: innovation-theory, policy, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28