ai.ioa

Department of Organization

  • Research, Innovation and Organization (RIO) Group
Alan
Irwin
Professor


Room: KIL/14.A-4.96
Tel:
+4538153067
E-mail: ai.ioa@cbs.dk
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Presentation

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.
 

Primary research areas

•    Research and innovation policy
•    Science and Technology Studies
•    Scientific governance
 

Curriculum Vitae
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Courses

Fundamentals of social theory’ – BSc Business Administration and Sociology

‘Organizational Behaviour’ – BSc International Business

‘Strategisk ledelse i et governance perspektiv’ – Master of Public Governance
 

Selected publications

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.
 

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2024
Alan Irwin; Maja Horst / Always Relevant? : Finding a Place for the Social Sciences in the Technical University and the Business School.
In: Minerva, 26.11.2024
Journal article > peer review
Ulrike Felt (Editor) ; Alan Irwin (Editor) / Elgar Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Studies
Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing 2024, 642 p. (Elgar Encyclopedias in the Social Sciences)
Anthology > peer review
Alan Irwin; Sebastian Pfotenhauer / Innovation
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)
Encyclopedia chapter > peer review
Ulrike Felt; Alan Irwin / Introduction: On Encyclopedias, Maps and Multiplicities in Science and Technology Studies
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)
Book chapter > peer review
Antonella Radicchi; Muki Haklay; Alan Irwin; Marzia Mazzonetto; Florian Heigl; Daniel Dörler; Rosa Arias; Margaret Gold / The MLE CS Responsible and Inclusive Scalability Toolkit
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)
Article in proceedings > peer review
2023
Alan Irwin / Open Up the Business School! : From Rigour and Relevance to Purpose, Responsibility and Quality.
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)
Book chapter > peer review
Alan Irwin / STS and Innovation : Borderlands, Regenerations and Critical Engagements.
In: Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2023, p. 41–56
Journal article > peer review
Alan Irwin / STS and Innovation : Building and Jumping Fences.
In: Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2023, p. 131–136
Journal article > peer review
2022
Alan Irwin / Open Up the Business School! : From Rigour and Relevance to Purpose, Responsibility and Quality.
In: Global Focus: Annual Research, Vol. 1, 2022, p. 39-43
Journal article > peer review
2021
Alan Irwin / A Fine Diagnosis, but What about the Cure?
In: Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2021, p. 10-11
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Research Projects
Outside activities

2023
No outside activities to report

2022 until January 2023
European Commission
Chair of Mutual Learning Exercise: Citizen Science initiatives policy and practice
(Flexible hours)

2021
Radboud University, The Netherlands
Visiting Professor (Radboud Excellence Initiative Professor)

2020
CBS Executive
Teaching, International Research Management programme

2019
CBS Executive
Teaching, International Research Management programme

2018
CBS Executive
Teaching, Head of Department course