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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454156503321

Titolo

Knowledge, communication and creativity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Arnaud Sales and Marcel Fournier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2007

ISBN

0-7619-4307-2

1-281-89753-1

9786611897536

1-84860-759-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

SAGE studies in international sociology ; ; 56

Altri autori (Persone)

SalesArnaud

FournierMarcel <1945->

Disciplina

306.42

Soggetti

Knowledge, Sociology of

Creative ability

Telecommunication - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Biographical Notes; Section One Introduction; 1 Knowledge, Communication, Reflexive Creativity and Social Change; Section Two Knowledge and Social Change in Contemporary Societies; 2 Modern Societies as Knowledge Societies; 3 Knowledge and Societal Change: Institutional Coordination and the Evolution of Organizational Populations; Section Three New Information Technologies and Communication, Communities and Public Sphere; 4 Mobilities, Networks and Communities; 5 Information Technology and theI nternational Public Sphere

6 Creativity in an Orwellian Key: A Sceptic's Guide to the Post-Sociological ImaginarySection Four Creativity and Communication in the Production of Knowledge; 7 Between Science and Rhetoric: A Recurrent Debate on the Role of Communication and Creativity in the Definition of Knowledge; 8 High Cognitive Complexity and the Making of Major Scientific Discoveries; 9 The Creativity of Intellectual Networks and the Struggle over Attention Space; 10 Evaluating Creative Minds: The



Assessment of Originality in Peer Review; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Offering explorations into the creative processes that are tied to knowledge production, this book talks about: the impact of the increase in knowledge on individuals, lifestyles, institutions and technologies; and more.