Knowledge, Power and Dissent : Critical Perspectives on Higher Education and Research in Knowledge Society

Abstract

assembles contributions for 17 distinguished international experts in Higher Education.The result is an incisive reflection of aspects of knowledge-generation and management that are shaping our present and future societies.The UNESCO Forum, supported by the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), was launched to follow the critical issues addressed by the 1998 World Conference on Higher Education and the 1999 World Conference on Science.Both these major initiatives focused on the accelerating emergence of knowledge societies and the complex challenges posed for equitable social and human development.As the 21st Century has unfolded, numerous interwoven facets of this new landscape have gained the attention of scholars in all domains and in all regions of the world.The UNESCO Forum provides the much-needed platform where researchers, policy-makers and civilsociety experts can engage critically with research issues and findings.The ultimate aim is that both the global and local benefits of the Knowledge Society will be more equitably available to all nations and to their citizens.

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