Preface Roy MacLeod (1)
Introduction – Scientific and Technological Institutions and the New Knowledge-Based Society: A European Perspective Maria Eduarda Gonçalves, Pierre Papon (3)
Public Sector Research: A Growing Role in Innovation Systems Philippe Larédo, Philippe Mustar (11)
Towards a Research Policy for the New Europe: Changes and Challenges for Public and Private Funders Wilhelm Krull (29)
The Public Understanding of Science and Public Participation in Regulated Worlds R.P. Hagendijk (41)
European Scientific Cooperation and Research Infrastructures: Past Tendencies and Future Prospects Pierre Papon (61)
The Political Philosophy of Science Policy Mark B. Brown (77)
The `Learning' Economy in Contemporary Societies Susana Borrás (97)
Participative Democracy: A New Form of Rationality Laurence Esterle (101)