De Graaf B,Kan A.R., Molenaar H. The Dutch National Research Agenda in Perspective: A Reflection on Research and Science Policy in Practice

Amsterdam University Press, 2017. — 241 p. — ISBN: 9462982791.The Dutch National Research Agenda is a set of national priorities that are set by scientists working in conjunction with corporations, civil society organizations, and interested citizens. The agenda consolidates the questions that scientific research will be focused on in the coming year. This book covers the current status of the Dutch National Research Agenda and considers what changes and adjustments may need to be made to the process in order to keep Dutch national research at the top of the pack.Foreword by Jet Bussemaker, Minister of Education, Culture and ScienceThe Art and Science of Asking Questions
A Plurality of Voices
National Research Agendas
The Role of Universities of Applied Sciences in Implementing the Dutch National Research Agenda
Steering Scientific Research and Reaping its Benefits
Managing what Cannot be Managed
The Art of Making Connections
The Sense and Nonsense of Big Programmatic Research
The Art of Asking Questions, and why Scientists Are Better at it
Skip the Agenda Building
An Economic Perspective on the Dutch National Research Agenda
What is the Good of Government Interference in Science?
Free-range Poultry Holdings
A National Research Agenda and the Self-understanding of Modern Universities
No University without Diversity
Inspiration
Process of Developing the Dutch National Research Agenda