Universities, Inclusive Development and Social Innovation

Universities, Inclusive Development and Social Innovation

Claes Brundenius Bo Göransson José Manoel Carvalho de Mello Editors Universities, Inclusive Development and Social Innovation An International Perspective

Editors Claes Brundenius School of Economics and Management Lund University Lund, Sweden Bo Göransson School of Economics and Management Lund University Lund, Sweden José Manoel Carvalho de Mello Fluminense Federal University Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ISBN 978-3-319-43698-2 ISBN 978-3-319-43700-2 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43700-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016953023 Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Endorsements Praise for Universities, Inclusive Development and Social Innovation Increasing inequality causes serious social and political tensions in society. This book offers a new perspective on the roots, reproduction and possible political response to inequality. It links increasing inequality to the access to knowledge and learning. A series of national case studies analyze how universities respond to increasing inequality. They show that while most countries have seen progress in terms of inclusiveness through broadening the recruitment of students, there are wide differences when it comes to how and to what degree research agendas have been directed toward social needs and social innovations. The book is of special interest for experts in charge of science and technology policy and for university managers. It constitutes a welcome counterweight to the current tendency to push national university systems toward marketization Bengt-Åke Lundvall Department of Business and Management Aalborg University, Demark In a world with growing inequality, universities are challenged to make a difference. The practitioners that contribute to this book show how this is done in their institutions. The challenges they face are clearly presented in the introductory and concluding chapters. This is a book worth reading for anyone working on social innovation and inclusion in or outside of universities in the developing or developed world. Fred Gault Professorial Fellow, UNU-MERIT, and Professor Extraordinaire Tshwane University of Technology v

Acknowledgments During the 11 years of research work carried out by the UniDev network, numerous persons have been involved as participants, either in national case studies, as peer reviewers, or in other project activities. They are too numerous to be listed here, but we would like to thank them collectively for their enthusiastic contributions which provided valuable insights as to how representatives of the nation state, industry, academia and civil society view different aspects of the role of universities in knowledge production and inclusive development. We gratefully acknowledge the support to the UniDev Network by the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Canada. vii

Contents 1 Introduction................................................. 1 Claes Brundenius, Bo Göransson, and José Manoel Carvalho de Mello 2 Challenges of Rising Inequalities and the Quest for Inclusive and Sustainable Development.................................. 9 Claes Brundenius 3 Inclusive Knowledge Policies When Ladders for Development Are Gone: Some Considerations on the Potential Role of Universities............................ 49 Rodrigo Arocena and Judith Sutz 4 Social Development as an Academic Mission of Brazilian Universities: Public Policies and the Case of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro................................... 71 Thiago Borges Renault, José Manoel Carvalho de Mello, and Fernando Araújo 5 Universities and Inclusive Development in Bolivia................ 97 Carlos Aguirre-Bastos 6 Universities, Inclusive Development, and Social Innovation: Does That Debate Matter in Cuba?........................... 125 Jorge Núñez Jover, Galia Figueroa Alfonso, Ariamnis Alcázar Quiñones, and Tamara Proenza Díaz 7 Beyond Revolution and Actualization: The Potential for Social Innovation in Cuba s Non-state Enterprise Sector....... 147 Annika Voltan, Julia Sagebien, and Ernan Sarmiento 8 Fostering the Developmental Role of the University in Uruguay................................................ 179 Rodrigo Arocena ix

x Contents 9 Universities and Innovation in Tanzania: Social or Commercial?...................................... 199 Bitrina Diyamett and Heric Thomas 10 Engaged Universities and Inclusive Development: Grappling with New Policy Directions in South Africa............ 223 Glenda Kruss 11 Universities and Inclusive Innovation for Development: Concepts and Practices in Vietnam............................ 255 Ca Tran Ngoc 12 Universities as Actors of Inclusive Development in Russia......... 283 Leonid Gokhberg, Valentina Poliakova, Stanislav Zaichenko, and Anton Suslov 13 Investigating Social Inclusiveness of Universities in Latvia: Policy Discourse and University Practices............. 311 Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica 14 Role of Universities for Inclusive Development and Social Innovation: Experiences from Sweden................ 349 Bo Göransson 15 Role of Universities for Inclusive Development and Social Innovation: Experiences from Denmark.............. 369 Birgitte Gregersen 16 Universities and Inclusiveness: An Overview.................... 387 Claes Brundenius

Contributors Anda Adamsone-Fiskovica Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Baltic Studies Centre, Riga, Latvia Carlos Aguirre-Bastos Institute for Social and Economic Research, Catholic University, La Paz, Bolivia Galia Figueroa Alfonso University of Havana, Havana, Cuba Fernando Araújo Production Engineering Program, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil Rodrigo Arocena University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay Claes Brundenius Research Policy Group, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Lund, Sweden UNU-MERIT, Maastricht, The Netherlands Ca Tran Ngoc National Council for Science and Technology Policy (NCSTP), Hanoi, Vietnam Tamara Proenza Díaz University of Havana, Havana, Cuba Bitrina Diyamett Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization (STIPRO), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Leonid Gokhberg National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia Bo Göransson Research Policy Group, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Birgitte Gregersen Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark Jorge Núñez Jover University of Havana, Havana, Cuba xi

xii Contributors Glenda Kruss Education and Skills Development, Human Sciences Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa José Manoel Carvalho de Mello Innovation Agency and Production Engineering Program, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil Valentina Poliakova National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia Ariamnis Alcázar Quiñones University of Havana, Havana, Cuba Thiago Borges Renault Innovation Agency, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, Brazil Julia Sagebien Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Ernan Sarmiento FMR Asociación Nacional de Economistas y Contadores, Havana, Cuba Uníversity of Havana, Havana, Cuba Anton Suslov National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia Judith Sutz University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay Heric Thomas Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Research Organization (STIPRO), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Annika Voltan Saint Mary s University, Halifax, Canada Stanislav Zaichenko National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia