| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 354 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ; 25 |
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Routledge advances in Middle East and Islamic studies ; 25.
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| Contents |
5050 Decisive impact of the national research and innovation systems -- Scientific publication : growth, impact and internationalization -- Universities, researchers and diaspora -- Practicing research in Lebanon : institutions and internationalisation -- Development and place of production of the social sciences : different forms of compartmentalization -- Writing sociology in the Arab world : the case of Idafat -- Social research and language : is there a marginalization of the Arab language? -- The politics of citation : who frames the debate on the Arab Uprisings? -- Public social science : the case of writing op-eds in Lebanese newspapers -- Annex: Bibliometric indicators for the Arab region |
| Summary |
Over recent decades we have witnessed the globalization of research. However, this has yet to translate into a worldwide scientific network across which competencies and resources can flow freely. Arab countries have stived to join this globalized world and become a "knowledge economy", yet little time has been invested in the region's fragmented scientific institutions; institutions that should provide opportunities for individuals to step out on the global stage. Knowledge Production in the Arab World investigates research practices in the Arab world using multiple case studies from the region, with particular focus on Lebanon and Jordan. It depicts the Janus-like face of Arab research, posed between the negative and the positive and face with two potentially opposing strands: local relevance alongside is internalization. The book critically assesses the role and dynamics of research and poses questions that are crucial to furthering our understanding of the very particular case of knowledge production in the Arab region. The book explores research's relevance rankings and the meaning and application of key concepts such as knowledge society/economy. Providing a detailed and comprehensive examination of knowledge production in the Arab world, this book is of interest to students, scholars and policymakers working on the issues of research practices and status of science in contemporary developing countries |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Research -- Arab countries
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Learning and scholarship -- Arab countries
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Education and globalization -- Arab countries
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Regional Studies.
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Education and globalization
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Learning and scholarship
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Research
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Arab countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Arvanitis, Rigas, author.
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| ISBN |
9781317364092 |
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1317364090 |
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