
World Made Of Knowledge, A: Pathways Into The Knowledge Society
World Scientific Europe Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 24. March 2025
Book
Hardback
308 pages
978-1-80061-612-7 (ISBN)
Description
More than three decades after Gernot Boehme and Nico Stehr began to explore modern 'knowledge societies', the concept has transformed sociological inquiry into the dynamics of contemporary society. But even a quick internet search shows that the term is not only limited to academic circles. Moreover, international bodies such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) underline the importance of transformative processes toward knowledge societies for global tertiary education and promote 'inclusive knowledge societies for sustainable development'.This book brings together Nico Stehr's key writings on the knowledge society and serves as an authoritative resource for students, scholars, and professionals. Previously published articles and chapters have been carefully selected to take the reader from the formulation and refinement of the concept to scholarly contributions that test its applicability and explanatory power in empirical case studies. In addition, the volume includes new and original material by Nico Stehr that will help the next generation of scholars explore novel and pressing issues such as the role of digital technologies and AI in modern knowledge societies and future inequalities in knowledge capitalism.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
581 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80061-612-7 (9781800616127)
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Editor
Zeppelin University, Germany & University Of Alberta, Canada
University Of Agder, Norway