'Slow Race' in Science

Melissa Leach and Ian Scoones make a case for a parallel 'Slow Race' in Science "...This 'slow race' emphasises pathways to poverty reduction that may involve science and technology, but are specific to local contexts.It recognises that technological fixes are not enough to achieve social progress, and that social, cultural and institutional inputs are also key. It sees science and technology as part of a bottom-up, participatory process of development, in which citizens take centre stage..."
via SciDev