Science Foundations: A Novelty in Russian Science

The fall of the Soviet Union and the attempted creation of democracy and a free economy has led to a great debate in Russia over how science should be organized and funded. One of the results of that debate has been the creation of both government and private Russian foundations financing science. H...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2005-12, Vol.310 (5755), p.1772-1773
Main Authors: Dezhina, Irina, Graham, Loren R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Company business management
Company financing
Federal budgets
Finance
Foundations
Funding
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Government
Government (Administrative Body)
Grants
Management
Philanthropy
Policy Forum
Research grants
Research institutes
Research Projects
Researchers
Salaries
Science
Science and technology policy
Scientific Research
Scientists
Social Sciences
Space Sciences
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Summary:The fall of the Soviet Union and the attempted creation of democracy and a free economy has led to a great debate in Russia over how science should be organized and funded. One of the results of that debate has been the creation of both government and private Russian foundations financing science. Here, Dezhina and Graham discuss the role of science foundations in promoting and funding scientific researches in Russia.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1117855