Knowledge Society vs. Knowledge Economy: Knowledge, Power, and Politics

by S. Sörlin (Editor), H. Vessuri (Editor)

Overview

A new collection in the IAU Issues in Higher Education Series that deals with the major tensions between education and science. Drawing on experiences from a range of countries and regions, the book demonstrates the need to find new avenues for the management of knowledge production to ensure that it can meet increasingly global goals and demands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781403973047
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	04/12/2007
Series:	Issues in Higher Education
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

SVERKER SÖRLIN is Professor in the Division of History of Science and Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Skholm, Sweden.

HEBE VESSURI is Head of the Department of Science Studies, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Venezuela.

Table of Contents

The Democratic Deficit of Knowledge Economies; S.Sörlin & H.Vessuri Knowledge, Power and Politics: The Role of the Intellectual In An Age of Transition; I.Wallerstein Modes of Knowledge and Patterns of Power; M.Kogan Knowledge, Theory, and Tension Between Local and Universal Knowledge; R.F.Retamar Universities and Society: Whose Terms of Engagement?; M.Singh Knowledge Functions and the Role of the University; A.Arimoto Knowledge, Culture, and Politics: The Status of Women in the Arab World; F.Charaffeddine The Hybridization of Knowledge: Science and Local Knowledge in Support of Sustainable Development; H.Vessuri Knowledge, Globalization, and Hegemony: The Production of Knowledge in the 21st Century; P.T.Zeleza

Editorial Reviews

'Almost all countries aspire to become 'knowledge economies' or 'knowledge societies.' The terms are frequently used interchangeably by politicians. This book explains why the terms are quite different, and why this difference has profound implications for the future role of universities in all countries throughout the world. The issues raised are of fundamental importance and the chapters in this book contribute in a masterly way to the much needed debate on the role of knowledge in society' - Geoffrey Oldham CBE, Former Director, the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, and Chair of Trustees, the Science and Development Network

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