Developmental Universities in Inclusive Innovation Systems Alternatives for Knowledge Democratization in the Global South /

• Main Authors: Arocena, Rodrigo (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Göransson, Bo (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sutz, Judith (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Technology-Sociological aspects.; Management.; Industrial management.; Higher education.; Economic development.; Social change.; Science and Technology Studies.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Higher Education.; Development and Social Change.

This book analyzes the current trends in the production, dissemination, and use of knowledge which contribute to social inequalities, especially in the Global South. The aim of the text is to explore the possibilities of active involvement by universities in the democratization of knowledge - a proc...

Table of Contents:

• 1. An Integrated Conception of Development
• 2. Knowledge-Based Inequalities
• 3. Social Processes of Learning and Innovation
• 4. Inclusive Innovation Systems and Policies
• 5. Challenged Universities
• 6. Universities and Underdevelopment
• 7. Academic Roles, Evaluation, and Development
• 8. What does the Future Hold?.