Open AccessIs Kerala Becoming a Knowledge Society? - Evidence from the Scientific Community
Author(s) -
R. Sooryamoorthy,
Wesley Shrum
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
sociological bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2457-0257
pISSN - 0038-0229
DOI - 10.1177/0038022920040203
Subject(s) - sociology of scientific knowledge , political science , traditional knowledge , scientific evidence , sociology , social science , socioeconomics , economic growth , biology , epistemology , economics , ecology , philosophy , indigenous
When knowledge becomes the key for progress and development, its generation assumes great signifiance. Who generates it and how it is done become important issues, and particulary so in developing societies. Using data from a longitudinal study of a 404 scientists in Kerala collected in 1994 and 2000, this paper attempts to understand the players and the system of knowledge generation. It focuses on changes in the personal characteristics of the researchers, their professional activities, and their productivity during this period
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