Knowledge Cohesion: Uniting Europe Through Research Networks

Research collaboration is essential for disseminating existing knowledge and generating novel insights. This book explores the benefits of research collaborations, including knowledge convergence and cohesion, and offers an empirical framework for quantifying and analyzing these impacts. It reveals that while research collaboration networks indicate knowledge convergence, there is no evidence of knowledge cohesion in Europe. This book is a valuable resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners interested in understanding the dynamics of research collaboration and knowledge development.

Format: Hardback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 21 February 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Research collaboration plays a pivotal role in not only disseminating existing knowledge but also catalyzing the generation of novel insights. This book delves into the benefits that arise from research collaborations, shedding light on their multifaceted impacts. It serves as a pioneering exploration into the nexus of collaboration, knowledge convergence, and knowledge cohesion, drawing extensively from the rich literature on the EU's cohesion policy and collaboration-induced knowledge diffusion.

Firstly, Knowledge Cohesion: Uniting Europe Through Research Networks unravels the nuanced interplay among collaboration, knowledge convergence, and knowledge cohesion. Secondly, it carves out clear distinctions between the realms of convergence and cohesion. Lastly, it unveils an empirical framework, offering tools for quantifying and analyzing knowledge cohesion. These contributions culminate in the conceptualization of knowledge cohesion, enriching our understanding of how collaborative research profoundly impacts the advancement of knowledge.

The empirical analyses show that while the research collaboration network indicates knowledge convergence, there is no evidence for knowledge cohesion in Europe.

This book stands as a resource for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners alike, inviting them to explore the nuanced interplay of research collaboration and knowledge dynamics, while presenting knowledge cohesion as a new concept.

Weight: 460g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367258788