EPISTEMIC COMMUNTIES AND EPISTEMIC OPERATING MODE

The article deals with the phenomenon of epistemic communities. The concept was coined by P. Haas in the late XX century in an attempt to analyze functions and political prospects of expert and professional knowledge in the modern knowledge-based society. The concept has been widely used during the recent decades in sociology of knowledge, policy studies and social philosophy. Despite the fact that some scholars voiced a number of critical remarks, no (or very few) attempts to rethink the concept of epistemic communities have been made. The article gives a review of research into epistemic communities and introduces the concept of epistemic operating mode in order to rethink the concept and clear up operational mechanisms of epistemic communities as a specific form of knowledge (expert) communities.

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Epistemic Communities and Epistemic Operating Mode

International Journal of Social Science and Humanity ◽

10.7763/ijssh.2015.v5.533 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (7) ◽

pp. 646-650 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marianna Y. Smirnova ◽

Sergey Y. Yachin

Keyword(s):

Operating Mode ◽

Epistemic Communities

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Educating for the Cooperative Society

The Oxford Handbook of Higher Education Systems and University Management ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198822905.013.25 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 373-385

Author(s):

Mehmet Murat Erguvan ◽

Nikoloz Parjanadze ◽

Kevin Hirschi

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

First Century ◽

Crucial Importance ◽

Institutional Practices ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Cooperative Society ◽

Global Challenges ◽

Modern Knowledge ◽

Access To Knowledge ◽

The University

The concept of citizenship needs to be redefined in the twenty-first century to emphasize the notion of cooperation amongst individuals, as the institutional action that often results can have a crucial importance in politics, the economy, and culture, at the local, regional, global, and individual levels. This requires the shaping of new societal consciousness. Education, especially higher education, has to assume major responsibility in this process, as it has done historically. This may well entail a revised concept of citizenship—not only through curricular changes but also through institutional practices. Responsible citizens should act in coordination with each other following the new requirements of a modern knowledge-based society reacting to global challenges. This is in line with another mission of the university—that of public good—providing individuals with access to knowledge so that citizens develop professionally, acquire new skills, and become competitive in local and global labour markets. In a century of transformational global change, it is now more than ever the mission of higher education institutions to cultivate citizens capable of tackling local and global challenges in an innovative but also cooperative manner.

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Mannheim, Karl (1893–1947)

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy ◽

10.4324/9780415249126-n103-1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Brian Longhurst

Keyword(s):

Cultural Change ◽

Sociology Of Knowledge ◽

Sociology Of Education ◽

Social Planning ◽

Karl Mannheim ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Original Approach ◽

Forms Of Knowledge

The sociologist Karl Mannheim moved from an initial concern with philosophical issues concerning cultural change, via the development of an original approach to the sociology of knowledge, to a concern with social planning and the sociology of education. He is most enduringly known for his sociology of knowledge, and in particular for his book Ideology and Utopia (1936). Mannheim’s sociology of knowledge is concerned with an analysis of how groups develop specific forms of knowledge based on more general styles of thought during processes of competition over power. He distinguishes ideological forms of thought, which seek to defend the existing order, from utopian forms that attack it.

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HRM Practices and Problems in Family-Owned SMEs

Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development - Effective Human Resources Management in Small and Medium Enterprises ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4731-2.ch006 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 113-130

Author(s):

Burcu Özge Özaslan Çalişkan

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Literature Review ◽

Human Resource Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Family Businesses ◽

Hrm Practices ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Knowledge Based Economy ◽

Modern Knowledge

In exchange for the need for more highly trained employees, there is not enough qualified labor in the market. Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economies of countries because of their characteristics about generating employment. Effective Human Resource Management (HRM) is becoming increasingly important in the modern knowledge-based economy and vital for the success of small- and medium-sized enterprises. However, there are few studies concerning HRM practices of SMEs. The purpose of this study is to analyze the current HRM practices of SMEs, especially which are family businesses, and to identify HRM practices and the problems within these SMEs. With the help of the literature review, helpful suggestions about HRM practices are developed for SMEs.

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Measuring Progress Towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Handbook of Research on Novel Practices and Current Successes in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals - Practice, Progress, and Proficiency in Sustainability ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-8426-2.ch006 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 125-136

Author(s):

Cristina Raluca Gh. Popescu

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Economic Performance ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Knowledge Based Economy ◽

Key Issues ◽

Development Goals ◽

Modern Knowledge

In the modern, knowledge-based economy, it is believed that mastering the methods and tools for assessing intellectual capital and capitalizing on intellectual capital influence on economic performance are essential criteria. In addition, it has been prompted that the key issues specific to performance are directly related to those of intellectual capital measurement, having to respond to the challenges of a new economy and sustainable world, built through alliances not only locally, regionally, and nationally, but also internationally – only from this perspective being able to approach performance and the idea that, in time, performance will have the potential to lead to the necessary, but sinuous and difficult road, to excellence. This chapter explores this in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Epistemic Communities and Communities of Practices in the Knowledge-based Firm

New Frontiers in the Economics of Innovation and New Technology ◽

10.4337/9781845427924.00018 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Patrick Cohendet ◽

Ash Amin

Keyword(s):

Epistemic Communities ◽

Knowledge Based

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Barriers to Inquiry-Based Instruction

10.31235/osf.io/a6nsk ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Isabella Boutros

Keyword(s):

Science Education ◽

Science Instruction ◽

Policy Studies ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Theoretical Perspectives ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Based Instruction ◽

Education And Society ◽

The Impact

Inquiry-based science instruction has the potential to transform science education for both teachers and students. The implementation of inquiry-based science instruction in school curricula requires not only a shift in teachers’ theoretical perspectives on science and science education, but also a change in school policy. Studies examining the impact of teachers’ theoretical lenses on their teaching practices reveal that teachers who recognize the interplay of science education and society, and the idea that students build knowledge based on preexisting knowledge over time, will be more likely to see the importance of, and attempt to implement, inquiry-based instruction in their classrooms. Additionally, an analysis of policy documents reveals that: organizational change is difficult especially because those creating and implementing the policy do not fully understand or even realize the impact on teachers and students. Teachers should be fully involved in this process. Inquiry-based instruction has the potential to significantly improve the experience of science education for students and should be seriously considered by educators and policy makers.

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Teaching Innovation and Practice of Communication Principle Course

BCP Education & Psychology ◽

10.54691/bcpep.v3i.3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

pp. 13-16

Author(s):

Changzhi Wei ◽

Xiaoqing Jiang ◽

Yue Zhao ◽

Lingyin Wang ◽

Qing Su

Keyword(s):

Professional Knowledge ◽

Ideological And Political Education ◽

Main Line ◽

Good Effect ◽

Teaching Innovation ◽

Course Content ◽

The Core ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Communication Engineering ◽

The Trinity

Communication principle course is the core basic professional course of communication engineering major. It is theoretical and practical very much. Because boring and difficult to learn, it is easy to become a "bird course". By reshaping the course content with the main line of "system" and "connection", the Trinity course education scheme is established, including the professional knowledge based on connection view, multi-dimensional practical exercise, and quality improving integrated with ideological and political education in courses. The results of feedback survey show that the reformed teaching of communication principle course has achieved good effect.

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HRM Practices and Problems in Family-Owned SMEs

Project Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-0196-1.ch115 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 2304-2322

Author(s):

Burcu Özge Özaslan Çalişkan

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Literature Review ◽

Human Resource Management ◽

Human Resource ◽

Family Businesses ◽

Hrm Practices ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Knowledge Based Economy ◽

Modern Knowledge

In exchange for the need for more highly trained employees, there is not enough qualified labor in the market. Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in the economies of countries because of their characteristics about generating employment. Effective Human Resource Management (HRM) is becoming increasingly important in the modern knowledge-based economy and vital for the success of small- and medium-sized enterprises. However, there are few studies concerning HRM practices of SMEs. The purpose of this study is to analyze the current HRM practices of SMEs, especially which are family businesses, and to identify HRM practices and the problems within these SMEs. With the help of the literature review, helpful suggestions about HRM practices are developed for SMEs.

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