Ford Foundation and the encouragement of scientific fields in Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v7i2p93-117

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International Cooperation, Promotion, Scientific Philanthropy

Abstract

In the scenario of international cooperation the Ford Foundation stands out, as from the end of World War II, took a leading position in relation to other development agencies, it has a substantial amount of resources, which allows it to act in around the world promoting actions for the production and dissemination of knowledge. The objective of the paper is to examine the contributions of the Ford Foundation in the creation or consolidation of scientific fields in Brazil. To analyze how the institutional and financial support of the foundation was relevant to some scientific fields, collected a set of data that allowed us to assess and meet the development impacts of the scientific communities. For the collection of empirical data proceeded initially a literature search, through consultation with the library catalogs and base of national and international data. From there, it is collected and organized data from primary sources such as annual reports of the foundation and secondary sources as donations database Grants Database. We conclude that there is no evidence to say that funding from the Ford Foundation was or is essential to scientific development in Brazil, but somehow she played a key role in building and supporting researchers communities.

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Author Biography

  • Ednéia Silva Santos Rocha, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto
    Doutora em Política Científica e Tecnológica pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Mestre em Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar). Graduada em Biblioteconomia pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP/Marília). Atualmente é bibliotecária na Faculdade de Direito de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (FDRP/USP).

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2016-10-07

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How to Cite

ROCHA, Ednéia Silva Santos. Ford Foundation and the encouragement of scientific fields in Brazil. InCID: Revista de Ciência da Informação e Documentação, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil, v. 7, n. 2, p. 93–117, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v7i2p93-117. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/incid/article/view/110886.. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.