Conversation with Slavo Radosevic who is the Professor of Industry and Innovation Studies at  University College London on the legacy of communism on innovation systems in Central and Eastern European countries. 

- Biography (0-9:50)
- The Space Race (9:51-18:10)
- Socialist Systems (18:11-32:10)
- Soviet Science Policies (32:11-45:45)
- Legacy or Transition Experience (45:46-56:43)
- Open Questions (56:50-End)
 
Research Project: https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/obstacles-to-modernization-in-the-economy-and-science-of-the-gdr-mod-block-ddr

Slavo Radosevic (UCL) on the Legacy of Communism in Science and Innovation Systems

In this episode, we speak with Tomasz Mickiewicz professor of economics at the Aston University in Birmingham who obtained his PhD from the Catholic University of Lublin during communist-era Poland. We chat about his career and delve into his influential research on entrepreneurship and institutional change. Finally, we discuss broader debates on innovation, regional divergence among post-communist economies.

Research Project: https://www.uni-bremen.de/mod-block-ddr/

Thomas Mickiewicz (Aston University Birmingham) on Institutional Change and Entrepreneurship

Mod-Block DDR

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