Globalizing knowledge : intellectuals, universities, and publics in transformation /

Kennedy, Michael D.,

Globalizing knowledge : intellectuals, universities, and publics in transformation / Michael D. Kennedy. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Knowledge : articulation and consequence in global transformations -- Responsibility : intellectuals in worldly theory and practice -- Legitimations : knowledge institutions and universities of the world -- Engagements : knowledgeable publics -- Difference : recognizing global contexts -- Connectivity : understanding global flows -- Design : knowledge networks in transformation -- Framing : cosmopolitan intellectuality and consequential solidarity -- 11 theses on globalizing knowledge.

Heralding a push for higher education to adopt a more global perspective, the term ""globalizing knowledge"" is today a popular catchphrase among academics and their circles. The complications and consequences of this desire for greater worldliness, however, are rarely considered critically. In this groundbreaking cultural-political sociology of knowledge and change, Michael D. Kennedy rearticulates questions, approaches, and case studies to clarify intellectuals' and institutions' responsibilities in a world defined by transformation and crisis. Globalizing Knowledge introduces the stakes of g

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Knowledge, Sociology of.
Globalization--Social aspects.
Intellectuals.
Intellectual life--Social aspects.
Universities and colleges--Social aspects.
Sociologie de la connaissance.
Mondialisation--Aspect social.
Intellectuels.
Vie intellectuelle--Aspect social.
Universités--Aspect social.
sociology of knowledge.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
Globalization--Social aspects
Intellectual life--Social aspects
Intellectuals
Knowledge, Sociology of
Universities and colleges--Social aspects


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