publications
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List of all the background papers
For a quick overview of the topics covered by our background papers, all of the titles are listed here: List of all Manifesto background papers (pdf 67kb)
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Background paper / The Global Redistribution of Innovation: Lessons from China and India
By Adrian Ely and Ian Scoones
In the 40 years since the original “Sussex Manifesto”, the global landscape of science, technology and innovation has altered radically. The emergence of new centres of innovation in many of what were in 1970 grouped as “developing countries” has important implications not only for those interested in maintaining the competitiveness of the more established economic powers, but more importantly for addressing global challenges of poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability.
Background paper / Innovation Capabilities and Directions of Development
By Martin Bell
The central challenge in the original Sussex Manifesto centred on massively increasing the developing countries’ scientific and technological capabilities for creating new knowledge and shaping the technologies they used. It also stressed the need for radical change in the national and international contexts within which those capabilities
would be accumulated and used.
Background paper / Direction, Distribution and Diversity! Pluralising Progress in Innovation, Sustainability and Development
By Andy Stirling
Notions of ‘progress’ pervade the modern world. Yet, ‘north’ and ‘south’ alike, policymaking for progress in innovation, sustainability and development tends to be ambiguous. Politicians speak of “the way forward”, without saying which way. History is viewed as a “race to advance technology”, without stating the particular direction.
Background paper / The Original ‘Sussex Manifesto’: Its Past and Future Relevance
By Adrian Ely and Martin Bell
The original “Sussex Manifesto” called for radical change in international debate and action about harnessing science and technology to development.
Background paper / Low Carbon Development: The Role of Local Innovative Capabilities
By David Ockwell, Adrian Ely, Alexandra Mallett, Oliver Johnson and Jim Watson
The term “development” is synonymous with economic growth. Theory and empirical evidence suggests decoupling energy use from economic growth is unlikely, implying an urgent need to decarbonise energy use and supply if developing nations are to be protected from the impacts of climate change.
