The new production of knowledge : the dynamics of science and research in contemporary societies / Michael Gibbons ... [et al.].
By: Gibbons, Michael.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Sage Production, 1994Description: ix, 179 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 080397793X ; 9780803977938; 9780803977945; 0803977948 .Subject(s): Science -- Social aspects | Knowledge, Theory of | Research | Science and state | Technology and stateDDC classification: 303.483Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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In this provocative and broad-ranging work, the authors argue that the ways in which knowledge - scientific, social and cultural - is produced are undergoing fundamental changes at the end of the twentieth century. They claim that these changes mark a distinct shift into a new mode of knowledge production which is replacing or reforming established institutions, disciplines, practices and policies.
Identifying features of the new mode of knowledge production - reflexivity, transdisciplinarity, heterogeneity - the authors show how these features connect with the changing role of knowledge in social relations. While the knowledge produced by research and development in science and technology is accorded central concern, the authors also outline the changing dimensions of social scientific and humanities knowledge and the relations between the production of knowledge and its dissemination through education.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index.
Introduction -- Evolution of knowledge production -- The marketability and commercialisation of knowledge -- Massification of research and education -- The case of the humanities -- Competitiveness, collaboration and globalisation -- Reconfiguring institutions -- Towards managing socially distributed knowledge.
In this provocative and broad-ranging work, the authors argue that the ways in which knowledge - scientific, social and cultural - is produced are undergoing fundamental changes at the end of the twentieth century. They claim that these changes mark a distinct shift into a new mode of knowledge production which is replacing or reforming established institutions, disciplines, practices and policies. Identifying features of the new mode of knowledge production - reflexivity, transdisciplinarity, heterogeneity - the authors show how these features connect with the changing role of knowledge in social relations. While the knowledge produced by research and development in science and technology is accorded central concern, the authors also outline the changing dimensions of social scientific and humanities knowledge and the relations between the production of knowledge and its dissemination through education.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Evolution of Knowledge Production
- The Marketability and Commercialisation of Knowledge
- Massification of Research and Education
- The Case of the Humanities
- Competitiveness, Collaboration and Globalisation
- Reconfiguring Institutions
- Towards Managing Socially Distributed Knowledge