03762cam a2200397 i 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700700030003400800410003701000170007802000290009502000260012404000280015004100080017804200080018604300120019405000210020608200130022710000300024024500530027026400560032330000450037933600210042433700250044533800230047050400670049350510750056052013410163561000310297661000400300765000400304765000540308765000410314165000520318277601300323419122748BJBSDDR20240115114042.0ta160606s2017    enka     b    001 0 eng    a  2016025715  a9780745691244 (hardback)  a0745691242 (hardback)  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLC  aeng  apcc  ae------14aQ 180bK82e 201700a507.2/041 aKönig, Thomas, d1959- 14aThe European Research Council /cThomas König. 1aCambridge, UK ;aMalden, MA :bPolity Press,c2017.  axii, 192 pages :billustrations ;c24 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 145-183) and index.0 aList of tables and figures Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface 1. ‘The future of scientific research in Europe’ 2. ‘A radical proposal’ 2.1 ‘”Not-yet-born” sector actors’ 2.2 ‘Maybe it is time for a European Research Council in some form?’ 2.3 ‘Everybody is talking about something different’ 3. ‘European Value Added’ 3.1 ‘Clear ownership’ 3.2 ‘Lack of sufficient competition’ 3.3 ‘Credible to the scientific world’ 4. ‘The most promising opportunities’ 4.1 ‘What the ERC will need’ 4.2 ‘Internal policies’ 5. ‘State of crisis’ 5.1 ‘Deep Commission’ 5.2 ‘We are not there yet’ 5.3 ‘Flawed recommendation’ 6. ‘A rather conventional system’ 6.1 ‘A broader palette’ 6.2 ‘To promote interdisciplinarity and breadth of viewpoints’ 6.3 ‘Preventive and dissuasive actions’ 7. ‘Wide-ranging effects’ 7.1 ‘Justifying to stakeholders’ 7.2 ‘i-conomy’ 7.3 ‘Symbolic value’ 8. Summary and personal postscript Annex 1: List of archival collections used Annex 2: List of interviews  aFounded in 2007 to fund basic research, the European Research Council (ERC) has become the most revered instrument in European science policy and one of the world s most important focal points for the funding of scientific research. Its grants are much sought-after by researchers and scholars and it is widely considered to have had a major impact on research communities and institutions across Europe. How did this remarkable organization, the creation of which was widely regarded as a miracle, come into being, what has it achieved and how is it likely to adapt in the face of current and future challenges? This book is the first comprehensive history of the creation and development of the ERC. Drawing on first-hand knowledge, Thomas Konig gives a detailed account of how a group of strong-minded European scientists succeeded in creating the ERC by pushing for a single goal: more money for scientific research with fewer strings attached. But he also shows how this campaign would have failed had it not been taken up by skilful officials of the European Commission, who recognized the ERC as a way to gain more influence in shaping European science policy. Once established, the ERC developed a carefully crafted self-image that emphasized its reliance on peer review and its differences from all other EU research programmes20aEuropean Research Council.24aConsejo Europeo de Investigación  0aResearchzEuropean Union countries. 4aInvestigaciones zPaíses de la Unión Europea  0aResearchxPolitical aspectszEurope. 4aInvestigaciones xAspectos políticos zEuropa08iOnline version:aKönig, Thomas, 1959-tEuropean Research CouncildCambridge : Polity, 2016z9780745691275w(DLC) 2016026583