Knowledge Alchemy: Models and Agency in Global Knowledge Governance

Tero Erkkilä; Meng-Hsuan Chou; Niilo Kauppi

doi:10.46692/9781529214420

Knowledge Alchemy

Models and Agency in Global Knowledge Governance

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Tero Erkkilä, Helsingin yliopisto, Meng-Hsuan Chou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Niilo Kauppi, Université de Strasbourg

Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Online publication date:: January 2024
Print publication year:: 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781529214420
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529214420

Subjects:: Political Economy, Politics and International Relations

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Introducing the concept of 'knowledge alchemy' as the formulation of global standards through the use of indicators and algorithms, this book explores how knowledge alchemy increasingly informs national and institutional policies and practices on economic performance, higher education, research and innovation.

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Models and Agency in Global Knowledge Governance

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of Figures and Tables
pp vi-vi

List of Abbreviations
pp vii-viii

Preface
pp ix-x

1 - Introduction
pp 1-18

PART I - Indicators, Data and Models of Global Knowledge Governance
pp 19-20

2 - Global Rankings of Good Governance and Higher Education
pp 21-45

3 - Human Capital and the Rise of the Global Talent Competition
pp 46-74

PART II - Scripts, Imaginaries and Policy
pp 75-76

4 - Global Imaginaries of Knowledge Governance
pp 77-93

5 - From the Medieval Scholar to the Global Flows of Academics: Exploring the Emergence, Evolution and Impact of the ‘Talent’ Imaginary
pp 94-119

6 - Strategies and Policies for the Global Talent Competition
pp 120-142

7 - Conclusion
pp 143-153

References
pp 154-188

Index
pp 189-195

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