Overview
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
- Gain fresh perspectives on the role of universities as knowledge producers and change agents
- Discover how universities and scholars can make their knowledge matter beyond academia
- Essential reading for social science and humanities scholars
Part of the book series: Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management (ITKM)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
In an era of rapid change and increasing societal demands, the role of universities as knowledge producers and catalysts for change has come under scrutiny. This open access book offers a fresh perspective on the significance of universities in society, shedding light on how their knowledge can truly matter beyond academia.
Drawing upon insightful inquiries from both the Swedish and international contexts, this volume delves into the multifaceted interactions between universities and various knowledge users, emphasizing the need for scholars to reflect on how their knowledge can become useful and applicable to wider society.
Organized into three compelling themes, collaboration, engagement, and impact, this book explores the concept of "mattering". Together and jointly, they point at the fluid movement of scholars and scholarly knowledge across academic, political, and public spaces, and the intentional actions of scientists to leverage their expertise for real-worldimpact.
Essential reading for social science and humanities scholars, university management professionals, and individuals keen on a critical understanding of the evolving role of universities, this volume offers a comprehensive examination of how universities have mattered, continue to matter, and can shape the future.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Eugenia Perez Vico, Associate Professor at Halmstad University, Sweden, focuses on the relationship between universities and society in sustainability transitions. Serving on the Swedish Knowledge Foundation board and involved in policy development, her research delves into the role of this relationship.
Linus Salö, Professor at Stockholm University, Sweden, examines how the human sciences influence policy-making and the sociolinguistic aspects of academia's internationalization. As Director of the humanities-oriented think tank Humtank, he advocates for the humanities' position within university life.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Making Universities Matter
Book Subtitle: Collaboration, Engagement, Impact
Editors: Pauline Mattsson, Eugenia Perez Vico, Linus Salö
Series Title: Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48799-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-48798-9Published: 29 December 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-48801-6Published: 29 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-48799-6Published: 28 December 2023
Series ISSN: 2197-5698
Series E-ISSN: 2197-5701
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: V, 232
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Business and Management, general, Knowledge Management, Sociology of Education, Higher Education, Economics, general, Educational Policy and Politics