Global Governance of Knowledge Creation and Diffusion

There is an increasing scientific and political sensibility for questions regarding the "governance of a knowledge society" and the societal benefits and problems of a "knowledge economy".

The Global Governance of Knowledge provides a survey and analysis of international agreements and institutions, global and regional, which regulate the creation and dissemination of knowledge. The volume utilises case studies and a comparative country / thematic approach to prove a comprehensive survey of the regulation and governance of knowledge flow, research and innovation. By identifying activities creating new knowledge, such as education and migration, it demonstrates how knowledge regulation and diffusion works in practice and policy.

The book will be of interest to students and scholars of globalization, international relations and policy regulation.

Helge Hveem is a Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Norway.

Lelio Iapadre is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of L'Aquila, Adjunct Professor of International Economics at the Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Bologna Center, Italy,and Associate Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), Bruges, Belgium.

On behalf of the Research Centre of International Economics (CIDEI) of the University of Rome La Sapienza, he serves as team leader in the GARNET Network of Excellence Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation: the Role of the EU, EC Sixth Framework Programme.