Prometheus: Vol 32, No 1 (2014)

By Sherry S. Marcellin After almost a decade of civil society (CS) efforts aimed at reforming the global intellectual property (IP) system, this study examines whether the paucity in global copyright reform is a result of the failure by civil society to mobilise around an explicit or coherent frame. While previous episodes of global intellectual property rights (IPR) reform advocacy involving CS were effectively contested under a human rights frame, there have been less successful framing attempts in the space of copyright reform advocacy. Using semi-structured interviews with key civil society stakeholders involved in the reform of the global copyright system, the study explores possible explanations for this lapse in framing in copyright reform advocacy. It also questions the extent to which framing has been an intelligible lens through which to understand the success or failure of global IPR advocacy. It reveals that frame analysis does not comprehensively capture success or failure in global IPR policymaking. Lastly, the study looks at problems with civil society and what these mean for copyright reform and ultimately the future of the global IPR system. page: 3 - 22 Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation Volume 32, Issue 1 SKU: 0810-9028949424

By Bridgette Wessels This paper explores key issues in the development of open access to research data. The use of digital means for developing, storing and manipulating data is creating a focus on ‘data-driven science’. One aspect of this focus is the development of ‘open access’ to research data. Open access to research data refers to the way in which various types of data are openly available to public and private stakeholders, user communities and citizens. Open access to research data, however, involves more than simply providing easier and wider access to data for potential user groups. The development of open access requires attention to the ways data are considered in different areas of research. We identify how open access is being unevenly developed across the research environment and the consequences this has in terms of generating data gaps. Data gaps refer to the way data becomes detached from published conclusions. To address these issues, we examine four main areas in developing open access to research data: stakeholder roles and values; technological requirements for managing and sharing data; legal and ethical regulations and procedures; institutional roles and policy frameworks. We conclude that problems of variability and consistency across the open access ecosystem need to be addressed within and between these areas to ensure that risks surrounding a data gap are managed in open access. page: 49 - 66 Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation Volume 32, Issue 1 SKU: 0810-9028956505

By James Faulconbridge James Faulconbridge is Professor of Transnational Management at Lancaster University. His research focuses upon the globalisation of professional service firms. Recent articles have examined the nature of stretched communities of learning in such firms, and institutional effects on globalising firms. He is co-author of and editor of . page: 75 - 82 Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation Volume 32, Issue 1 SKU: 0810-9028945289

By Alice Lam Alice Lam is Professor of Organisation Studies at the School of Management, Royal Holloway University of London. Her research focuses on the relationship between organizational forms, knowledge creation and societal institutions. Her current work examines the changing nature of academic scientific work and knowledge transfer between university and industry. page: 93 - 99 Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation Volume 32, Issue 1 SKU: 0810-9028945290

By Marc D. Bahlmann Marc Bahlmann is assistant professor at VU University Amsterdam. He received his Ph.D. from the Faculty of Social Sciences (VU University) for a study on knowledge dynamics among IT entrepreneurs located in the Amsterdam IT and new media cluster. His current research interests include alliance portfolios, organizational and regional innovation. page: 105 - 110 Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation Volume 32, Issue 1 SKU: 0810-9028945287

By Huatao Peng page: 113 - 118 Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation Volume 32, Issue 1 SKU: 0810-9028949423

By Bert Sadowski page: 121 - 124 Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation Volume 32, Issue 1 SKU: 0810-9028949427