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  title info:
    title: Society and knowledge in a turbulent era
  name:
    name part: Stehr, Nico
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Edward Elgar Publishing
    role:
      role term: publisher.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: mau
    date issued: 2025
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (376 pages).
  abstract: "Society and Knowledge in a Turbulent Era explores the pivotal role of knowledge in contemporary society. Nico Stehr emphasizes its importance in social theory, economic systems and global challenges, particularly in the context of the knowledge economy and knowledge capitalism. Adopting a diagnostic theoretical approach to analyze rapidly changing societal conditions, Stehr argues that knowledge is both a resource and a source of power, shaping social hierarchies and economic structures. He addresses key issues such as global knowledge distribution, social inequality, and the existential threat of climate change. The book bridges multiple disciplines, confronting distinct yet interrelated dimensions of knowledge in society. Chapters discuss the commodification of knowledge, intellectual property regimes, and the rise of artificial intelligence as drivers of economic and social inequality. Stehr showcases the tension between the long- and short-term, and recognizes the importance of looking ahead to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. This book is especially important for academics and students of sociology, political science, and economics. Environmental and climate scientists, policy analysts, governance experts, and historians of capitalism and modernity will also benefit from its insights"--
  table of contents: Introduction: Society and knowledge in turbulent times -- 1. Global worlds of knowledge -- 2. Modern economic order -- 3. Social inequality and knowledge -- 4. Climate, democracy, and knowledge -- 5. Concluding remarks: Knowledge of the future -- References.
  note: Nico Stehr (Karl Mannheim Professor Emeritus, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany, and Distinguished Global Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy).
  note: Includes bibliographical references.
  subject:
    topic: Knowledge economy
  subject:
    topic: Uncertainty
  subject:
    topic: Économie du savoir
  subject:
    topic: Incertitude
  subject:
    topic: Knowledge economy
  subject:
    topic: Knowledge, Sociology of
  classification: HC79.I55 S74 2025
  classification: 306.42
  related item:
    identifier: (OCoLC)1524972258
  related item:
    title info:
      title: In a turbulent era series
  identifier: 9781035344819 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 1035344815
  identifier: 9781035381371
  identifier: 1035381370
  identifier: 1035344807
  identifier: 9781035344802
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: ELGAR
    record creation date: 250826
    record change date: 20260209030818.6
    record identifier: in00005684172
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng