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Techno-Nationalism and the Construction of University Technology Transfer (2013)

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National identity Libraries and archives Science and technology, relationships Research Universities and colleges Technology transfer Nationalism 21st century 20th century Canada United States

Our historical study of Canada's main research university illuminates the overlooked influence of national identities and interests as forces shaping the institutionalization of technology transfer. Through the use of archival sources we trace the rise and influence of Canadian technological nationalism---a response to Canada's perceived dependency on the United States' science and technology. Technological nationalism provided a symbol for producing a shared understanding of the desirability and appropriateness of technology transfer that legitimated the commercial activities of university scientists.

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Authors & Contributors
O'Reagan, Douglas Michael
Ash, Mitchell G.
Barnes, Marissa E.
Bekerman, Fabiana
Biddle, Justin B.
Comaroff, Jean
Journals
Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
The Bridge: Journal of the National Academy of Engineering
Comparative Technology Transfer and Society
Endeavour: Review of the Progress of Science
History of Psychology
Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy
Publishers
Harvard University
University of California, Berkeley
Cambridge University Press
Harvard University Press
Rowman & Littlefield
UBC Press
Concepts
National identity
Nationalism
Universities and colleges
Science and technology, relationships
Research
Science and politics
People
Innis, Harold Adams
Leacock, Stephen
McLuhan, Marshall
Priestley, Joseph
Winkler, Hans Karl Albert
Grant, George Parkin
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
Places
United States
Canada
Africa
Great Britain
France
Germany
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
University of Toronto
African Virtual University
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