The Evolutionary Dynamics of Discursive Knowledge: Communication-Theoretical Perspectives on an Empirical Philosophy of Science (Qualitative and ... of Scientific and Scholarly Communication) - Softcover

Leydesdorff, Loet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3030599531 ISBN 13: 9783030599539

Publisher: Springer, 2022

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030599531
• ISBN 13: 9783030599539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260