Knowledge, communication and creativity
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Knowledge, communication and creativity
(Sage studies in international sociology, 56)
SAGE, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
'The book is a theoretically rich and sophisticated contribution to the development of knowledge society studies and to the analysis of the many puzzles of intellectual innovation. It will surely become a sourcebook for anyone interested in creativity and knowledge production' - Karin Knorr Cetina, University of Chicago and University of Konstanz
'Gathers together some of the most interesting social-scientific thinking currently underway in Europe and North America... presents sociology in its most engaging and contemporary form' - Canadian Journal of Sociology
Knowledge, communication and creativity are obsessions of contemporary modern societies. The rhetoric of information, imagination, improvisation and play have invaded our daily lives and work spaces. However, little attention has been paid to the sociological relationships among these elements, let alone their impacts as processes driving social change. This book offers penetrating explorations into the creative processes that are tied to knowledge production, shedding new light on:
" the impact of a general increase in knowledge on individuals, lifestyles, institutions and technologies;
" how new communication and information technologies are transforming social relationships, communities and the international public sphere; and
" understanding the ties between creativity, communication and the production of knowledge.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Knowledge, Communication, Reflexive Creativity, and Social Change - Arnaud Sales, Marcel Fournier and Yan Senechal
KNOWLEDGE AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES
Modern Societies as Knowledge Societies - Nico Stehr
Knowledge and Societal Change - Jerald Hage
Institutional Coordination and the Evolution of Organizational Populations
NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC SPHERE
Mobilities, Networks and Communities - John Urry
Information Technology and the International Public Sphere - Craig Calhoun
Creativity in an Orwellian Key - Steve Fuller
A Sceptic's Guide to the Post-Sociological Imaginary
CREATIVITY AND COMMUNICATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGE
Between Science and Rhetoric - Philippe Breton
A Recurrent Debate on the Role of Communication and Creativity in the Definition of Knowledge
High Cognitive Complexity and the Making of Major Scientific Discoveries - J. Rogers Hollingsworth
The Creativity of Intellectual Networks and the Struggle Over Attention Space - Randall Collins
Evaluating Creative Minds - Michele Lamont, Marcel Fournier, Joshua Guetzkow, Gregoire Mallard and Roxane Bernier
The Assessment of Originality in Peer Review
by "Nielsen BookData"