tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post114123643088499468..comments2024-03-24T20:13:39.387+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: The vectorial sum of all fearsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1141476023310842102006-03-04T12:40:00.000+00:002006-03-04T12:40:00.000+00:00"but political support for science seems at a low ..."but political support for science seems at a low point"<BR/><BR/>Not in Europe it isn't. Raising R&D spending forms an integral part of the Lisbon Agenda. France in particular is really backing science and technology with big bucks. <BR/><BR/>I'm sort of with Claus on this one.<BR/><BR/>In the UK the institutional framework for stem cell research seems to have been put in place fairly Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431230172942198078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1141334119474244502006-03-02T21:15:00.000+00:002006-03-02T21:15:00.000+00:00"And if demographic concerns turn into nationalist..."And if demographic concerns turn into nationalistic fears instead of windows for economic transformation, all bets are off."<BR/><BR/>Yes, this is really a point well made Marcelo. Immigration is important to offset the demographic trends and as such I would say that in many countries the nationalistic fears are already well established as a main political discourse; not least in Denmark!CVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843402165210120665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1141300362524459212006-03-02T11:52:00.000+00:002006-03-02T11:52:00.000+00:00"The interplay between those two fears will, I thi..."The interplay between those two fears will, I think, be in the long term more important to global politics than the "Global War on Terror.""<BR/><BR/>Interesting, I hadn't really thought about it this way. I have been pretty focused on the short term, by which I mean the next decade or so.<BR/><BR/>"scientific literacy (and its political support) nosedives".<BR/><BR/>Do you really think its thatAdminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431230172942198078noreply@blogger.com