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Dear colleagues,
As one of the convenors of the 7th Pan-European SGIR Conference that will take place in
“Constructing
the Knowledge Society: A Global Challenge”
(Detailed
info: http://www.gesellschaftswissenschaften.uni-frankfurt.de/index.pl/sgir2010/sections/39)
The importance of various forms of knowledge for socio-economic
development is a key element of the contemporary discourse in politics,
economics and social sciences. From a historical perspective, breakthroughs in
development of the economy, culture and society have always been connected to
the generation and application of new knowledge. But in the second half of the
20th century science, information processing and highly qualified human
resources acquired such enormous significance that modern society has been
increasingly described as a “knowledge society”.
This section aims at discussing a variety of
challenging questions related to the role of knowledge in the contemporary
globalised world and its potential to help overcome the global crisis. Papers in this section might address questions such as:
• When, how and what kinds of
knowledge can become an economic product?
• How does technological change affect regional development?
• How are innovation and regional competitiveness connected?
• What are causes and consequences of regional disparities in
educational levels?
• Why some regions innovate and others do not?
• How do political leaders and media gatekeepers influence the
production and diffusion of information?
• How is science represented, perceived, understood and criticized
in the society?
• How do cultural memories persist or change over time?
• How are supranational, national and regional identities
constructed?
• How does international transfer of knowledge contribute to
development of sender and recipient countries and regions?
• What is the role of migration streams for the circulation of
knowledge?
If some of you are interested in attending this
conference and presenting your research related to this general theme, please submit your abstract (about 200 words) online
at the conference website, by 28 February 2010 at the latest.
Please also send me a short email
notifying that you have made your submission and on what topic.
Here is the link to the submission form (please choose
section 39 as your “first choice section”!):
http://www.gesellschaftswissenschaften.uni-frankfurt.de/index.pl/sgir2010/submit_paper
I would be glad to see you in
Sincerely
Demyan Belyaev
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