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The Role of Science and Technology in the Dynamics of Global Change and the Significance of International Knowledge Cooperation in the Post-Western World: An Interview with Dirk Messner

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Based on three waves of global change specifically challenging the management of global commons, Dirk Messner points to the role of science and technology particularly in managing the climate system. Illustrating that global power shifts lead to new patterns of international cooperation, he argues that investment in joint knowledge creation and knowledge exchange is vital for managing the earth system. Messner emphasizes the significance of interdisciplinary research for global development, mentions initiatives taken by development institutions to set up open access to research pools, discusses opportunities held by big data and refers to the present redefinition of the discipline of development research itself

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    An extended and modified version of this interview, including additional references, can be found on http://www.theory-talks.org/

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  1. IEE/Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany

    Ruth Knoblich

  2. IPWS/Bonn University, Bonn, Germany

    Ruth Knoblich

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  1. University of Bonn Center for Global Studies, Bonn, Germany

    Maximilian Mayer

  2. GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg, Germany

    Mariana Carpes

  3. Institute of Political Science and Sociology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Institute of Development Research and Development Policy (IEE), Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, Bonn, Bochum, Germany

    Ruth Knoblich

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Knoblich, R. (2014). The Role of Science and Technology in the Dynamics of Global Change and the Significance of International Knowledge Cooperation in the Post-Western World: An Interview with Dirk Messner. In: Mayer, M., Carpes, M., Knoblich, R. (eds) The Global Politics of Science and Technology - Vol. 1. Global Power Shift. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55007-2_15

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