The Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge

This open access book addresses three themes which have been central to Leydesdorff's research: (1) the dynamics of science, technology, and innovation; (2) the scientometric operationalization of these concept; and (3) the elaboration in terms of a Triple Helix of university-industry-government relations. In this study, I discuss the relations among these themes. Using Luhmann's social-systems theory for modelling meaning processing and Shannon's theory for information processing, I show that synergy can add new options to an innovation system as redundancy. The capacity to develop new options is more important for innovation than past performance. Entertaining a model of possible future states makes a knowledge-based system increasingly anticipatory. The trade-off between the incursion of future states on the historical developments can be measured using the Triple-Helix synergy indicator. This is shown, for example, for the Italian national and regional systems of innovation.

Provides a thorough introduction in the relations among relevant theories (systems theory, evolution theory, and communication theory) and serves therefore interdisciplinarity Elaborates the institutional Triple Helix of university-industry-government into a neo-evolutionary one explaining the potential for synergy in TH relations Bridges the gap between qualitative theorizing about the dynamics of science and quantitative studies in science, technology, and innovation Written by author who is a well-known scientometrician and a highly cited researcher Is of interest to different audiences This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

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Loet Leydesdorff (Ph.D. Sociology, M.A. Philosophy, and M.Sc. Biochemistry) is Professor emeritus at the Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) of the University of Amsterdam. He is Associate Faculty at the Science and Technology Policy Research Unit (SPRU) of the University of Sussex, Visiting Professor of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) in Beijing, Guest Professor at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, and Visiting Fellow at the School of Management, Birkbeck, University of London. He has published extensively in systems theory, social network analysis, scientometrics, and the sociology of innovation (see at http://www.leydesdorff.net/list.htm or http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ych9gNYAAAAJ&hl=en). With Henry Etzkowitz, he initiated a series of workshops, conferences, and special issues about the Triple Helix of University-Industry-Government Relations. He received the Derek de Solla Price Award for Scientometrics and Informetrics in 2003 and held "The City of Lausanne" Honor Chair at the School of Economics, Université de Lausanne, in 2005. In 2007, he was Vice-President of the 8th International Conference on Computing Anticipatory Systems (CASYS'07, Liège). Since 2014, the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI/Clarivate) lists him as a highly-cited author.
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Publications 916 407 410

Citations 57,637 15,405 18,894

h-index 105 62 68

Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ych9gNYAAAAJ&hl=en

WoS: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/E-2903-2010

Scopus ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7003954276

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-3098

See for a LIST OF PUBLICATIONS at http://www.leydesdorff.net/list.htm

Born: August 21, 1948 in Djakarta (Dutch Indies)

Current Address: Paradijsplein 88, 1093 NJ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Institutional Affiliation: Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASoR), University of Amsterdam

Nationality: Dutch

Marital status: Married with two children

EDUCATION

1984 Ph.D. in the Faculty of Social Sciences (sociology)

1977 M.A. Philosophy

1973 M.Sc. Biochemistry (cum laude)

1969 B.Sc. Chemistry (cum laude) 1966 Gymnasium ß

WORK EXPERIENCE

2013 Honorary Fellow, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam

2014 Guest Professor at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou

2016-(2019) Associate Faculty at SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research of the University of Sussex

2014-2019 Listed among the most-highly cited authors (during the previous ten years) by Clarivate/Thomson Researchers

2017 Academician of the Intern. Academy for Systems and Cybernetic Sciences 2016 Honorary President of the Triple Helix Association

2015 Honorary President of the World Association for Triple Helix & Future Studies (WATEF), South Korea

2013 Emeritus, University of Amsterdam

2010-2018 Professor, "Communication and Innovation in the Dynamics of Science and Technology", University of Amsterdam

2013-2016 Honorary Professor at SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research of the University of Sussex

2007-2013 Honorary Fellow of SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research of the University of Sussex

2013-2016 Visiting Professor at the School of Management, Birkbeck, University of London 2007 Visiting Professor at the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC) in Beijing

2007 Vice-President of the 8th Intern. Conf. on Computing Anticipatory Systems (Liège) 2006-2010 Honorary Research Fellow at the Virtual Knowledge Studio of the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences

2005 'City of Lausanne' Honor Chair, University of Lausanne 2003 Derek de Solla Price Award for Quantitative Science Studies

2000-2010 Associate Professor, Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam

1980-2000 Senior lecturer at the Department of Science & Technology Dynamics of the University of Amsterdam

1998-1999 Visiting Researcher at the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Tokyo

1996 Distinguished AGT-Visitor, Communication Studies, University of Calgary, Canada

1990 Maître de Recherche, Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines, Paris (February/March)

1976 -1980 Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam 1978 -1981 Daily Board of the Amsterdam Science Shop

1974 -1976 Assistant Professor for "Science and Society" at the Studium Generale of the University of Utrecht

1972 -1973 Teaching assistant for "Science and Society" at the Philosophy Faculty of the University of Amsterdam

1969 -1972 Part-time pr…