Caroline S. Wagner (5 June 1955,

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) is an American academic and author specializing in

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related to

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, technology, and innovation. She is a Professor at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. From 2011 until 2021, Wagner held the endowed chair in international affairs named for Milton A. Wolf and Roslyn Z. Wolf at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The

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, Columbus, Ohio.

Education

She earned her doctorate from the

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in Science and Technology Dynamics, under Dutch sociologist

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; a

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degree in Science, Technology and Public Policy from

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; and a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College,

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Career

In 2018, Wagner authored a book, ''The Collaborative Era in Science: Governing the Network'', by Palgrave Publishers. This work follows an earlier book, ''The New Invisible College: Science for Development'', Brookings Press, 2008. Other work has pointed out that international collaboration acts as a global network, operating beyond the nation-state. The global network creates a conundrum for national governments because research is taking place at so many more places across the globe than was the case in the late 20th century. Governments seek to scan and reintegrate knowledge in addition to investing in national or regional science and technology. National planners need to increase awareness of the international system of science and technology. However, recent efforts to secure national research and protect research from being exploited for nefarious purposes is threatening the global system. At The RAND Corporation from 1993 until 2005, Wagner was deputy to the director of the

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. She has served on the staff of the US Congress, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the US Department of State. She was an advisor to the World Bank’s Knowledge Report and other projects, United Nations Millennium Development Project, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and several governments. An Elected Fellow of the

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and was an officer for Section X; she also served as an editor of the refereed journal '' Science & Public Policy'' published by

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. Wagner received a Rockefeller Foundation grant to write ''The New Invisible College: Science for Development'' published by

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Press in 2008. In 2015, Wagner was elected to the

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. She serves on the Board of Advisors for CRDF Global. Wagner was a Fulbright Foundation distinguished visitor to Israel in 2006.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Caroline S. 1955 births Living people University of Amsterdam alumni George Washington University alumni RAND Corporation people Trinity Washington University alumni Ohio State University faculty Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Academics from Rhode Island Place of birth missing (living people)