Networks of Knowledge

Collaborative Innovation in International Learning

Joy Fitzgibbon, Janice Gross Stein, Richard Stren , Melissa Maclean

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University of Toronto Press
04 September 2001

Social, group or collective psychology; Working patterns & practices

Series: IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance

The network is the pervasive organizational image of the new millennium. This book examines one particular kind of network - the 'knowledge network' - whose primary mandate is to create and disseminate knowledge based on multidisciplinary research that is informed by problem-solving as well as theoretical agendas. In their examination of five knowledge networks based in Canadian universities, and in most cases working closely with researchers in developing countries, the authors demonstrate the ability of networks to cross disciplinary boundaries, to blend the operational with the theoretical, and to respond to broad social processes. Operating through networks, rather than through formal, hierarchical structures, diverse communities of researchers create different kinds of knowledge and disseminate their results effectively across disciplinary, sectoral, and spatial boundaries. Analysis of networks in health, environment, urban, and educational fields suggests that old categories of 'north' and 'south' are becoming blurred, and that the new structures of knowledge creation and dissemination help to sustain collaborative research.

By: Joy Fitzgibbon, Janice Gross Stein, Richard Stren, Melissa Maclean
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 292g
ISBN: 9780802083715
ISBN 10: 0802083714
Series: IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 04 September 2001
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joy Fitzgibbon is a doctoral candidate in the department of political science at the University of Toronto. Janice Gross Stein is the Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management in the Department of Political Science and Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. Richard Stren is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto.