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JAIME, Moreles Vázquez. Scientific and political II: the academic mid life crises. Roteiro. UNOESC [online]. 2015, vol.40, n.esp, pp.135-172. ISSN 2177-6059.  https://doi.org/10.18593/r.v40i0.9204.

This paper discusses about research and decision-making relationship, particularly in researchers' participation in governmental agencies as advisers or decision makers. In a preview study, this issue was explained from disciplinary and epistemic arguments: scientific reputation, expertise and timing. Timing is the synchrony between scientific work and issues in political agenda. Certainly, this issue implies other explanations; a progressive example is academic mid life crises. This crises occurs in some moments of careers, and is similar to occidental myth about mid life crises in the man mainly.

Palabras clave : Researchers; Mid Life Crises; Scientific Practices; Political Use.

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