As public intellectuals academics formulate specialized knowledge
to become understandable and relevant for people outside of the
specialty. There are two main forms of such intellectual activity:
dissemination and debating. Scientific knowledge is a cultural
value in its own right and also of importance in public discourse.
Due to the complexity of the challenges facing modern societies the
intellectual role of individual academics and scholarly
institutions is increasingly important with mass education and new
media techniques expanding the public sphere. It has become more
important that specialists popularize also for specialists in other
fields. Challenges such as climate change or social integration
requires knowledgeable citizens and broad public discourses
integrating specialized knowledge from several
disciplines.Contemporary challenges in Western Europe, Scandinavia
and the US are discussed. The historical perspectives are followed
back to early Modernity. The cases include contributions on
Holberg, the Myrdals and Boas. There are contributions on the
recent transformations "East of the Elbe" and the challenges facing
scholars in Turkey and India. The main focus of the book is on
social scientists but the issues discussed are of general interest
for all kinds of academics and for people interested in the
cultural and political relevance of science.
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