Knowledge Democracy

Consequences for Science, Politics, and Media

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Knowledge democracy is an emerging concept that addresses the relationships between knowledge production and dissemination, as well as the functions of the media and democratic institutions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-03-11
Mått:155 x 235 x 27 mm
Vikt:787 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:397
Upplaga:2010
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642113802

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Towards Knowledge Democracy.- The harvest of the #x201C;Towards Knowledge Democracy#x201D; conference.- Heads in the clouds: knowledge democracy as a Utopian dream.- Dreaming about a properly informed democracy.- One Man #x2013; One Vote #x2013; One Carbon Footprint: Knowledge for Sustainable Development.- Unlocking the full potential of the crowd #x2013; a government perspective.- Researching publics.- Relevant Research in a Knowledge Democracy: Citizens#x2019; Participation in Defining Research Agendas for Europe.- Why more knowledge could thwart democracy: configurations and fixations in the Dutch mega-stables debate.- Media, Democracy and Governance.- How can transdisciplinary research contribute to knowledge democracy?.- Knowledge synchronisation: interactive knowledge production between experts, bureaucrats and stakeholders.- From #x201C;knowledge use#x201D; towards #x201C;boundary work#x201D;: sketch of an emerging new agenda for inquiry into science-policy interaction.- The public knowledge challenge: where the management of cities and businesses converge towards creativity, innovation and prosperity.- The governance of usable and welcome knowledge, two perspectives.- Horizon scanning: monitoring plausible and desirable futures.- Four steps to stimulate meaningful communication on sensitive issues in societal debate: the case of a research agenda for biotechnology and food in the Netherlands.- Sustainable development and the governance of long-term decisions.- Knowledge governance: complementing hierarchies, networks and markets?.- The positioning of commissions in a knowledge democracy.- Knowledge exchange through online political networks.- Designing the conditions for an innovation system for sustainable development in a knowledge democracy.