'The book is a theoretically rich and sophisticated contribution to the development of knowledge society studies and to the analysis of the many puzzles of intellectual innovation. It will surely become a sourcebook for anyone interested in creativity and knowledge production' - Karin Knorr Cetina, University of Chicago and University of Konstanz 'Gathers together some of the most interesting social-scientific thinking currently underway in Europe and North America… presents sociology in its most engaging and contemporary form' - Canadian Journal of Sociology Knowledge, communication and creativity are obsessions of contemporary modern societies. The rhetoric of information, imagination, improvisation and play have invaded our daily lives and work spaces. However, little attention has been paid to the sociological relationships among these elements, let alone their impacts as processes driving social change. This book offers penetrating explorations into the creative processes that are tied to knowledge production, shedding new light on: the impact of a general increase in knowledge on individuals, lifestyles, institutions and technologies; how new communication and information technologies are transforming social relationships, communities and the international public sphere; and understanding the ties between creativity, communication and the production of knowledge. INDICE: INTRODUCTIONKnowledge, Communication, Reflexive Creativity, and Social Change - Arnaud Sales, Marcel Fournier and Yan SénéchalKNOWLEDGE AND SOCIAL CHANGE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIESModern Societies as Knowledge Societies - Nico StehrKnowledge and Societal Change - Jerald Hage Institutional Coordination and the Evolution of Organizational PopulationsNEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC SPHEREMobilities, Networks and Communities - John UrryInformation Technology and the International Public Sphere - Craig CalhounCreativity in an Orwellian Key - Steve Fuller A Sceptic's Guide to the Post-Sociological ImaginaryCREATIVITY AND COMMUNICATION IN THE PRODUCTION OF KNOWLEDGEBetween Science and Rhetoric - Philippe Breton A Recurrent Debate on the Role of Communication and Creativity in the Definition of KnowledgeHigh Cognitive Complexity and the Making of Major Scientific Discoveries - J. Rogers HollingsworthThe Creativity of Intellectual Networks and the Struggle Over Attention Space - Randall CollinsEvaluating Creative Minds - Michèle Lamont, Marcel Fournier, Joshua Guetzkow, Grégoire Mallard and Roxane Bernier The Assessment of Originality in Peer Review
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