Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024)

This article analyzes the relationship between governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system, focusing on changes to the CONICET scholarship system between 1983 and 2024. The central research question is: How have governance processes at CONICET promoted or limited the ef...

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Autores principales: Svampa, Fernando, Natapof, Daniel, Montesino, Gastón Federico
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Publicado: Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Políticas, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2025
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spelling I48-R154-article-89412025-12-05T15:03:27Z Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024) Gobernanza y derecho a la ciencia en el sistema público de investigación de la Argentina: un análisis del sistema de becas del CONICET (1983-2024) Svampa, Fernando Natapof, Daniel Montesino, Gastón Federico Governance Right to science Scholarship system CONICET Science policy Gobernanza Derecho a la ciencia Sistema de becas CONICET Política científica This article analyzes the relationship between governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system, focusing on changes to the CONICET scholarship system between 1983 and 2024. The central research question is: How have governance processes at CONICET promoted or limited the effective exercise of the right to science, particularly through scholarship policies as a tool for human resource development? Historical and conceptual analysis constitutes the study’s methodology, contrasting institutional changes and policies implemented in each period. The article argues that, despite the quantitative expansion of the scholarship system (notable between 2003 and 2017), structural violations persist. The most significant of these lies in job insecurity: the stipend system denies basic labor rights (such as bonuses and social security contributions), thus violating the notion of the interdependence of human rights. Other tensions include the restriction of intellectual autonomy due to the broad degrees of discretion in relation to the director’s authority and the lack of representation of fellows in the functioning and design of the instrument at CONICET. Este artículo analiza la relación entre la gobernanza y el derecho a la ciencia en el sistema público de investigación de Argentina, centrándose en los cambios del sistema de becas del CONICET entre 1983 y 2024. La pregunta problema que orienta el trabajo es: ¿De qué manera los procesos de gobernanza en el CONICET han promovido o limitado el ejercicio efectivo del derecho a la ciencia, especialmente a través de las políticas de becas como instrumento de formación de recursos humanos? El análisis histórico y conceptual constituye la metodología del estudio, contrastando los cambios institucionales y las políticas implementadas en cada período. El artículo sostiene que, a pesar de la expansión cuantitativa del sistema de becas (notable entre 2003 y 2017), persisten vulneraciones estructurales. La principal de ellas reside en la precarización laboral: la figura del estipendio niega los derechos laborales básicos (aguinaldo, aportes), lo que viola la noción de interdependencia de los derechos humanos. Otras tensiones incluyen la restricción de la autonomía intelectual por los amplios grados de discrecionalidad en relación a la autoridad del director y la ausencia de representación de los becarios en el funcionamiento y diseño del instrumento en el CONICET. Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Políticas, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste 2025-12-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rcd/article/view/8941 10.30972/rcd.428941 Research Journal of the Faculty of Law and Social and Political Sciences – UNNE; Vol. 4 No. 2 (2025); 1-23 Revista Científica de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Políticas; Vol. 4 Núm. 2 (2025); 1-23 2953-4232 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/rcd/article/view/8941/8554 Derechos de autor 2025 Fernando Svampa, Daniel Natapof, Gastón Federico Montesino https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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topic Governance
Right to science
Scholarship system
CONICET
Science policy
Gobernanza
Derecho a la ciencia
Sistema de becas
CONICET
Política científica
spellingShingle Governance
Right to science
Scholarship system
CONICET
Science policy
Gobernanza
Derecho a la ciencia
Sistema de becas
CONICET
Política científica
Svampa, Fernando
Natapof, Daniel
Montesino, Gastón Federico
Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024)
topic_facet Governance
Right to science
Scholarship system
CONICET
Science policy
Gobernanza
Derecho a la ciencia
Sistema de becas
CONICET
Política científica
author Svampa, Fernando
Natapof, Daniel
Montesino, Gastón Federico
author_facet Svampa, Fernando
Natapof, Daniel
Montesino, Gastón Federico
author_sort Svampa, Fernando
title Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024)
title_short Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024)
title_full Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024)
title_fullStr Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024)
title_full_unstemmed Governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the CONICET scholarship system (1983-2024)
title_sort governance and the right to science in argentina’s public research system: an analysis of the conicet scholarship system (1983-2024)
description This article analyzes the relationship between governance and the right to science in Argentina’s public research system, focusing on changes to the CONICET scholarship system between 1983 and 2024. The central research question is: How have governance processes at CONICET promoted or limited the effective exercise of the right to science, particularly through scholarship policies as a tool for human resource development? Historical and conceptual analysis constitutes the study’s methodology, contrasting institutional changes and policies implemented in each period. The article argues that, despite the quantitative expansion of the scholarship system (notable between 2003 and 2017), structural violations persist. The most significant of these lies in job insecurity: the stipend system denies basic labor rights (such as bonuses and social security contributions), thus violating the notion of the interdependence of human rights. Other tensions include the restriction of intellectual autonomy due to the broad degrees of discretion in relation to the director’s authority and the lack of representation of fellows in the functioning and design of the instrument at CONICET.
publisher Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales y Políticas, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste
publishDate 2025
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