Responsible innovation and responsible research and innovation

‘Responsible Innovation’(hereafter RI) and ‘Responsible Research and Innovation’(hereafter RRI) are two linked discourses that have emerged in parallel over the last decade which challenge the epistemological norms and practices concerning the production and valorisation of scientific knowledge. This chapter will review and discuss the main features of these discourses and how they are being framed in both policy and practice. Both discourses ‘sediment over’(Randles, 2017) and at times variously intersect with, reinforce or challenge existing de facto narratives and norms of responsibility1 as these relate to scientific research, development and innovation (eg those relating to academic conduct and research integrity). In the case of RI the discourse most certainly enlarges, reframes and challenges these extant responsibilities (Douglas, 2003). RRI is a policy-driven discourse that emerged from the European…