{"product_id":"knowledge-production-in-the-arab-sari-hanafi-9781138948815","title":"Knowledge Production in the Arab World: The Impossible Promise","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver recent decades we have witnessed the globalization of research. However, this has yet to translate into a worldwide scientific network, across which competencies and resources can flow freely. Arab countries have strived to join this globalized world and become a 'knowledge economy, ' yet little time has been invested in the region's fragmented scientific institutions; institutions that should provide opportunities for individuals to step out on the global stage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowledge Production in the Arab World investigates research practices in the Arab world, using multiple case studies from the region with particular focus on Lebanon and Jordan. It depicts the Janus-like face of Arab research, poised between the negative and the positive and faced with two potentially opposing strands; local relevance alongside its internationalization. The book critically assesses the role and dynamics of research and poses questions that are crucial to further our understanding of the very particular case of knowledge production in the Arab region. The book explores research's relevance and whom it serves, as well as the methodological flaws behind academic rankings and the meaning and application of key concepts such as knowledge society\/economy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding a detailed and comprehensive examination of knowledge production in the Arab world, this book is of interest to students, scholars and policy makers working on the issues of research practices and status of science in contemporary developing countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sari Hanafi,Rigas Arvanitis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138948810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138948815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Sari Hanafi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087796023551,"sku":"9781138948815","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e5f1bbe-efa9-4753-adb7-49823b2bce27.jpg?v=1769101424","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/knowledge-production-in-the-arab-sari-hanafi-9781138948815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}