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Developmental Universities in Inclusive Innovation Systems

Alternatives for Knowledge Democratization in the Global South

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides new approach to understanding the relationship between inequality, knowledge production and innovation
  • Contributes to innovation literature by analyzing the role of universities and the academic environment
  • Presents comparative cases to help readers better grasp these trends in an international context

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. General Introduction and An Overview of the Book

    • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
    Pages 1-6
  3. Development and Inclusive Innovation Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
    2. An Integrated Conception of Development

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 9-35
    3. Knowledge-Based Inequalities

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 37-62
    4. Social Processes of Learning and Innovation

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 63-91
    5. Inclusive Innovation Systems and Policies

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 93-137
  4. The Idea of the Developmental University

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139
    2. Challenged Universities

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 141-158
    3. Universities and Underdevelopment

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 159-179
    4. Academic Roles, Evaluation, and Development

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 181-224
    5. What Does the Future Hold?

      • Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz
      Pages 225-251
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 253-281

About this book

This book analyzes the current trends in the production, dissemination, and use of knowledge which contribute to social inequalities, especially in the Global South. The aim of the text is to explore the possibilities of active involvement by universities in the democratization of knowledge - a process by which people will be able to more easily acquire and utilize knowledge, as well as the results and benefits of research and development. Combining higher education, research, and knowledge utilization is what universities should be doing. When they efficiently contribute to overcoming inequality and underdevelopment, they may be considered developmental universities. They should not function in solitude with privileged elites alone, but in the context of "inclusive innovation systems."

Authors and Affiliations

  • Universidad de la República, Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay

    Rodrigo Arocena, Judith Sutz

  • University of Lund, Lund, Sweden

    Bo Göransson

About the authors

Rodrigo Arocena is Professor in the Faculty of Sciences at the University of the Republic, Uruguay.



Bo Göransson is Associate Professor at the School of Economics and Management at Lund University, Sweden.


Judith Sutz is Professor with the University Research Council at the University of the Republic, Uruguay.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Developmental Universities in Inclusive Innovation Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Alternatives for Knowledge Democratization in the Global South

  • Authors: Rodrigo Arocena, Bo Göransson, Judith Sutz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64152-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-64151-5Published: 27 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87736-5Published: 29 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-64152-2Published: 17 October 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 281

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Science and Technology Studies, Innovation/Technology Management, Higher Education, Development and Social Change

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eBook USD 79.99
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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