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<p>Foreword  ix</p> <p>Introduction  xv</p> <p><b>Chapter 1. RRI and Governance Theory 1</b></p> <p>1.1. Definition of a minimum concept of governance 1</p> <p>1.2. RRI and governance theory 6</p> <p>1.2.1. The transition toward questions of governance in RRI policy  7</p> <p>1.2.2. Introduction of explicit reflection on governance theory  10</p> <p>1.2.3. Contributions of the GREAT project 14</p> <p>1.2.4. Reasons for the delayed shift  17</p> <p>1.3. The case of neighboring fields  21</p> <p>1.4. Lessons to be learned 24</p> <p>1.5. Changing perspective 28</p> <p><b>Chapter 2. The Origins of Governance Theory  31</b></p> <p>2.1. Old and new governance: a first shift 36</p> <p>2.2. The neo-institutionalist hypothesis 40</p> <p>2.3. The nodal governance approach 44</p> <p>2.4. The move toward democratic experimentalism  49</p> <p>2.5. Institutionalist change and reflexivity in governance theories 55</p> <p><b>Chapter 3. Exploring Reflexive Governance Theory 57</b></p> <p>3.1. Reflexivity and the academic third party 62</p> <p>3.2. Reflexivity and the imaginary third party 67</p> <p>3.3. Reflexivity and the real third party 69</p> <p>3.4. The increase in references to reflexivity  72</p> <p>3.5. Reasons why this use of reflexivity is unsatisfactory 76</p> <p>3.6. What remains out of scope  79</p> <p><b>Chapter 4. Key Strengths of a Reflexive Theory of Governance 85</b></p> <p>4.1. Attention as “thematization” 86</p> <p>4.2. Reflexivity in governance  91</p> <p>4.3. Deconstructing governance narratives 94</p> <p>4.4. Examples of post hoc thematization of relational decentering  98</p> <p>4.5. Shortcomings of thematization 105</p> <p>4.6. The five stages of reflexive governance in identity processes 109</p> <p><b>Chapter 5. Promoting Reflexive Governance of RRI 117</b></p> <p>5.1. Co-constructing problems  122</p> <p>5.2. Transformation of relational structures and negotiability of roles 125</p> <p>5.3. Iterating identities 128</p> <p>5.4. RRIs pathway for reflexive governance  132</p> <p>5.5. Operationalizing reflexive governance of RRI  137</p> <p><b>Chapter 6. Intellectual Intervention in Society: The Key to Reflexive Governance of RRI 145</b></p> <p>6.1. The destiny of rationality in the construction of common interest 148</p> <p>6.2. The fragmentation of knowledge  156</p> <p>6.3. Contradiction and pluralization of real interests 161</p> <p>6.4. From intellectual intervention to the community of destiny 165</p> <p>6.5. The possible role of political philosophy 170</p> <p>6.6. Long and short cycles of RRI governance 172</p> <p>6.7. A new model for the institution of knowledge? 175</p> <p>Conclusion 179</p> <p>Bibliography  185</p> <p>Index 197</p>

<strong>Marc Maesschalck</strong>, Professeur titulaire Université Catholique de Louvain, France.

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