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PhD in Public Administration; Allameh Tabatabaei University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabaei University
Abstract
Science and technology are changing and evolving at a faster rate in today's era. Therefore, it is necessary to make policies in this area with approaches and mechanisms that guarantee speed and agility. In addition, there is a need for the elites of this field to play an active role in policy making processes. The network mechanism is one of the efficient mechanisms that can be used to involve different groups more quickly in the policy making process. Among the challenges of scientific elite participation networks in science and technology policymaking in Iran is the sustainability of such networks. In this research, the factors affecting this sustainability have been discussed. To reach these factors based on an interpretive approach, thematic analysis method has been used. The required themes were obtained through semi-structured interviews with three groups: executive, scientific elite and the policy-making elite. Based on the analysis and findings of the research, 7 factors affecting the sustainability of these networks have been identified. The central factor in this context is the excitement and motivation of participation. This motivation is realized in the context of science and technology elites as the second factor. The correct architecture and structure of the network, economic independence, appropriate communication tools and mechanisms, and the existence of a secretariat are other factors that, while being considered by the context, affect excitement and motivation.
Ferdosi Jahromi, A. and Hosseinpour, D. (2025). Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Scientific Elite Participation Networks in Science and Technology Policymaking in Iran. Science and Technology Policy Letters, (), -.
MLA
Ferdosi Jahromi, A. , and Hosseinpour, D. . "Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Scientific Elite Participation Networks in Science and Technology Policymaking in Iran", Science and Technology Policy Letters, , , 2025, -.
HARVARD
Ferdosi Jahromi, A., Hosseinpour, D. (2025). 'Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Scientific Elite Participation Networks in Science and Technology Policymaking in Iran', Science and Technology Policy Letters, (), pp. -.
CHICAGO
A. Ferdosi Jahromi and D. Hosseinpour, "Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Scientific Elite Participation Networks in Science and Technology Policymaking in Iran," Science and Technology Policy Letters, (2025): -,
VANCOUVER
Ferdosi Jahromi, A., Hosseinpour, D. Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Scientific Elite Participation Networks in Science and Technology Policymaking in Iran. Science and Technology Policy Letters, 2025; (): -.
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