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Department of Organization
- Research, Innovation and Organization (RIO) Group
Alan Irwin is a Professor in the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School. From 2015 to 2018, he was also the Vice-President of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Between 2007 and 2014, he was Dean of Research at CBS. He was in addition Acting President during 2011. Previously, he was Professor of Science and Technology Policy, and Dean of Social and Environmental Studies, at the University of Liverpool. His PhD is from the University of Manchester and he has held appointments at Manchester and at Brunel University. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, a foreign member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, and an Honorary Fellow of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. He has an honorary doctorate from the University of Gothenburg.
Alan Irwin has published over a number of years on issues of science and technology policy, scientific governance, environmental sociology and science-public relations. His current research focuses on research and innovation policy.
• Research and innovation policy
• Science and Technology Studies
• Scientific governance
Fundamentals of social theory’ – BSc Business Administration and Sociology
‘Organizational Behaviour’ – BSc International Business
‘Strategisk ledelse i et governance perspektiv’ – Master of Public Governance
Vedel, J. and Irwin, A., ‘”This is what we got, what would you like?”: aligning and unaligning academic-industry relations.’ Social Studies of Science. Vol.47(3), 2017: 417-438.
Irwin, A., Jensen, T.E., and Jones, K.E., ‘The good, the bad and the perfect: criticizing engagement practice.’ Social Studies of Science. Vol.43(1), 2013: 119-136.
Horst, M. and Irwin, A., ‘Nations at Ease with Radical Knowledge: on consensus, consensusing and false consensusness.’ Social Studies of Science. Vol.40(1), 2010: 105-126.
Irwin, A. ‘The politics of talk: coming to terms with the “new” scientific governance.’ Social Studies of Science. Vol.36(2), 2006: 299-320.
Hagendijk, R. and Irwin, A., ‘Public deliberation and governance: engaging with science and technology in contemporary Europe.’ Minerva. Vol.44(2), 2006: 167-184.
In: Minerva, 26.11.2024
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, 642 p. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences)
In: Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies. ed. /Ulrike Felt; Alan Irwin. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, p. 340–348 (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences)
In: Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies. ed. /Ulrike Felt; Alan Irwin. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, p. 1-11 (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences)
In: Change – The Transformative Power of Citizen Science: Proceedings ECSA-ÖCSK Double Conference 2024. . ed. /Katrin Vohland; Daniel Dörler; Florian Heigl; Maria Aristeidou; Eglė Butkevičienė; Claudia Göbel; Mordechai (Muki) Haklay; Olivia Höhener; Barbara Kieslinger; Andrzej Klimczuk; Gitte Kragh; Moritz Müller; Frank Ostermann; Jaume Piera; Baiba Prūse; Gaston Remmers; Sven Schade; Susanne Tönsmann; Jakub Trojan; Kathryn Willis. Sofia : Pensoft Publishers 2024, p. 223-227 (ARPHA proceedings, Vol. 6)
In: Perspectives on the Impact, Mission and Purpose of the Business School. ed. /Eric Cornuel; Howard Thomas; Matthew Wood. Abingdon : Routledge 2023, p. 39-43 (EFMD Management Education, Vol. 1)
In: Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2023, p. 41–56
In: Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2023, p. 131–136
In: Global Focus: Annual Research, Vol. 1, 2022, p. 39-43
In: Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2021, p. 10-11
In: Future Directions for Citizen Science and Public Policy. ed. /Katie Cohen; Robert Doubleday. Cambridge : Centre for Science and Policy 2021, p. 28-31
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2021, 400 p. (How To Guides)
In: How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully. ed. /Adam Lindgreen; Alan Irwin; Flemming Poulfelt; Thyra Uth Thomsen. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2021, p. xix–xxx (How To Guides)
In: Research Policy, Vol. 50, No. 4, 5.2021
Abstract from EU-SPRI, 2021
In: Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology. ed. /Massimiano Bucchi; Brian Trench. Abingdon : Routledge 2021, p. 147-162
In: Handbook of Teaching and Learning at Business Schools: A Practice-based Approach. . ed. /Thyra Uth Thomsen; Adam Lindgreen; Annemette Kjærgaard; Eleri Rosier; Aybars Tuncdogan. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2021, p. 291–301
In: Innovation and Development Policy , Vol. 3, No. 1, 2021, p. 21-37
In: How to Lead Academic Departments Successfully. ed. /Adam Lindgreen; Alan Irwin; Flemming Poulfelt; Thyra Uth Thomsen. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2021, p. 117-126 (How To Guides)
San Francisco : Medium 15.8.2020
Berlin : SAPEA 2019, 182 p. (Evidence Review Report, No. 6)
In: The Sociological Review, Vol. 67, No. 1, 1.2019, p. 194–209
In: Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Research Methods. ed. /Celia Lury; Rachel Fensham; Alexandra Heller-Nicholas; Sybille Lammes; Angela Last; Mike Michael; Emma Uprichard. Abingdon : Routledge 2018, p. 329-333
Stockholm : MISTRA 2018, 24 p.
In: Citizen Science: Innovation in Open Science, Society and Policy. . ed. /Susanne Hecker; Muki Haklay; Anne Bowser; Zen Makuch; Johannes Vogel; Aletta Bonn. London : UCL Press 2018, p. 99-109
In: Analyzing the Role of Citizen Science in Modern Research. ed. /Luigi Ceccaroni; Jaume Piera. Hersley, PA : IGI global 2017, p. xv-xvii
In: Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, Vol. 3, 2017, p. 64-72
In: Abstracts: Third Nordic Science and Technology Conference. Gothenburg : Göteborg Universitet 2017, 1 p., p. 71
In: The Corporatization of the Business School: Minerva Meets the Market. . ed. /Tony Huzzard; Mats Benner; Dan Kärreman. Abingdon : Routledge 2017, p. 217-233
In: Social Studies of Science, Vol. 47, No. 3, 2017, p. 417–438
In: Journal of Science Communication, Vol. 15, No. 6, 2016, 5 p., p. 1-5
In: Remaking Participation: Science, Environment and Emergent Publics. . ed. /Jason Chilvers; Matthew Kearnes. Abingdon : Routledge 2016, p. 64-80
Paper presented at 4S/EASST Conference 2016, 2016
In: The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. ed. /Ulrike Felt; Rayvon Fouché; Clark A. Miller; Laurel Smith-Doerr. Cambridge, MA : MIT Press 2016, p. 881-907
In: Science Communication Today: Current Strategies and Means of Action . . ed. /Berhand Schiele; Joëlle Le Marec; Patrick Baranger. Nancy : Presses Universitaires de Nancy 2015, p. 29-38
Abstract from Annual Meeting Society for Social Studies of Science 2015, 2015
In: Nordic Journal of Science and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2015, p. 24-32
In: International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. ed. /James D. Wright. Vol. 11, Amsterdam : Elsevier 2015, p. 255–260
In: The SAGE Handbook of Research Management. ed. /Robert Dingwall ; Mary Byrne McDonnell. London : SAGE Publications 2015, p. 247-258
In: Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 23, No. 1, 1.2014, p. 71-76
In: Abstract Book : 6th Living Knowledge Conference. April 9-11, 2014. . ed. /Søsser Brodersen; Jens Dorland; Michael Søgaard Jørgensen. København : Center for Design, Innovation and Sustainable Transitions, Aalborg University Copenhagen 2014, p. 23-24
In: Routledge Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology. ed. /Massimiano Bucchi; Brian Trench. Abingdon : Routledge 2014, p. 160-172
In: Nature Reviews. Drug Discovery, Vol. 12, No. 10, 2013, p. 723-724
In: Medecine Sciences, Vol. 29, No. 2, 3e Colloque Sciences de la vie en société, 2013, p. 56-57
In: Social Studies of Science, Vol. 43, No. 1, 2013, p. 118-135
In: Revue d'Anthropologie des Connaissances , Vol. 7, No. 1, 2013, p. 145-171
Abstract from The 4S/EASST Joint Conference 2012, 2012
Abstract from The 4S/EASST Joint Conference 2012, 2012
In: Business Schools and their Contribution to SocietyLondon : SAGE Publications 2011, p. 75-84
In: Dynamics of Disaster: Lessons on Risk, Response and Recovery. . ed. /Barbara Allen; Rachel A. Dowty Beech. Abingdon : Routledge 2011, p. xv-xix
In: Transboundary Risk Governance. ed. /Rolf Lidskog; Linda Soneryd; Ylva Uggla. : Earthscan 2010, p. XIII-XVII (Earthscan Risk in Society Series)
In: Social Studies of Science, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2.2010, p. 105-126
In: Investigating Science Communication in the Information Age: Implications for Public Engagement and Popular Media. . ed. /R. Holliman; E. Whitelegg; E. Scanlon; E. Smidt; J. Thomas. Oxford : Oxford University Press 2008, p. 3-17
In: Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology. ed. /Massimiano Bucchi; Brian Trench. : Routledge 2008, p. 199-212
In: The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. ed. /Edward J. Hackett; Olga Amsterdamska; Michael Lynch; Judy Wajcman. London : MIT Press 2008, p. 583-607
In: Knowledge and Democracy: A 21st-Century Perspective. . ed. /Nico Stehr. Piscataway, NJ : Transaction Publishers 2008, p. 217-226
In: IDS Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 5, 2007, p. 6-20
In: Minerva, Vol. 44, No. 2, 2006, p. 167-184
London : Demos 2006, 85 p.
In: Ciência, Tecnologia e Soci edade 2005, p. 15-46
In: Reconfiguring nature: Issues and debates in the new genetics. . ed. /P. Glasner. Aldershot : Ashgate 2004, p. 281-310
Maidenhead : Open University Press 2003, 175 p.
In: Partnership and Leadership: building alliances for a sustainable future. . ed. /Theo de Bruijn; Arnold Tukker. Dordrecht : Kluwer Law International 2002, p. 61-76 (Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, No. 8)
In: Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2001, p. 1-18
Cambridge : Polity Press 2001
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 1996, 232 p.
London : Routledge 1995, 216 p. (Environment and Society)
In: Børsen, 25.4.2024, p. 10
In: Akademikerbladet, 6.3.2024
In: DJØFbladet, Vol. 42, No. 4, 7.4.2018, p. 40-41
København : Informations Forlag 2018, 87 p. (Moderne ideer, Vol. 11)
København : Videnskab.dk 26.4.2018
In: Nedslag: Et festligt skrift til Professor Flemming Poulfelt den 17. september 2018. . ed. /Henrik Hermansen; Anje Schmidt; Søren Henning Jensen; Finn Junge-Jensen; Michael Moesgaard Andersen. Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2018, p. 31-34
1.11.2013
In: Væksthuset. ed. /Søren Toft. Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School, CBS 2010, p. 20-21
In: The Distinctiveness of Diversity: CBS: A Case in Point. . ed. /Jan Molin; Alan Irwin. Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School [wp] 2009, p. 11-20
Frederiksberg : Copenhagen Business School [wp] 2009, 233 p.
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2022 until January 2023
European Commission
Chair of Mutual Learning Exercise: Citizen Science initiatives policy and practice
(Flexible hours)
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