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Co-published with Halfa

Publication date
09/06/2021

Price (ZA)
R300.00

Book size
234 x 168 mm

Language
French

ISBN
978-2-9540994-7-7

Transformer l’excellence en recherche : nouvelles idées des pays du Sud Global

Edité par Erika Kraemer-Mbula, Robert Tijssen, Matthew L. Wallace & Robert McLean

La science contemporaine est soumise à de fortes pressions. Un mélange
puissant d’attentes croissantes, de ressources limitées, de tensions entre la
concurrence et la coopération, et le besoin d’un financement fondé sur des
données probantes, créent un changement majeur dans la façon dont la science
est menée et perçue. Au milieu de cette « tempête parfaite » se trouve l’attrait
de « l’excellence de la recherche », un concept qui guide les décisions prises par
les universités et les bailleurs de fonds, et définit les stratégies de recherche et
les trajectoires de carrière des chercheurs.

Mais qu’est-ce qu’une science « excellente » ? Et comment la reconnaître ?
Après des décennies d’enquêtes et de débats, il n’y a toujours pas de réponse
satisfaisante. Posons-nous la mauvaise question ? La réalité est-elle plus
complexe et « l’excellence scientifique » plus insaisissable que beaucoup
ne veulent l’admettre ? Et comment l’excellence devrait-elle être définie dans
différentes régions du monde, surtout dans les pays à faible revenu du
« Sud Global » où l’on attend de la science qu’elle contribue à résoudre les
problèmes de développement urgents, malgré des ressources souvent limitées ?
Beaucoup se demandent si le Sud Global importe, avec ou sans consentement,
les outils imparfaits d’évaluation de la recherche provenant d’Amérique du Nord
et d’Europe, qui ne sont pas adaptés.

Ce livre adopte une vision critique, abordant des questions conceptuelles et des
problèmes pratiques qui surgissent inévitablement lorsque « l’excellence » est
au centre des systèmes scientifiques. Issu du travail de renforcement des
capacités du Science Granting Councils Initiative en Afrique subsaharienne, il
s’adresse aux chercheurs, ainsi qu’aux gestionnaires et aux bailleurs de fonds
de la recherche du monde entier. Confrontés à des problèmes épineux et à
des vérités inconfortables, les chapitres contiennent des idées et des
recommandations qui pointent vers de nouvelles solutions – à la fois pour
le Sud Global et le Nord Global.

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