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In Search of Hidden Stories behind Global University Rankings and Politicization of Universality of Knowledge

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  1. 1Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University Midnapore, West Bengal, INDIA.

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Bidyarthi Dutta

Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University Midnapore, West Bengal, INDIA.

bidyarthi.bhaswati@gmail.com

Volume 11, Issue 1 · pp. 142-145 · 2022 · DOI: 10.5530/jscires.11.1.15

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The concept of ‘Knowledge society’ is precursored by the idea of ‘Post-industrial society’. The remarkable transition in the societal system was initiated in the 1960s, while people were entering into a new type of society beyond the industrial and the agrarian era altogether. The first complete picture of the ‘Post-industrial society’ was presented by the distinguished sociologist Daniel Bell in 1973. According to Bell, ‘Service occupations grow at the expense of those producing material goods, and white-collar workers come to outnumber bluecollar workers employed in factories’. The work in the service sector requires stronger knowledge-base and intellectual ability compared to the work required in industrial occupations.

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    Dutta, B. (2022). In Search of Hidden Stories behind Global University Rankings and Politicization of Universality of Knowledge. Journal of Scientometric Research, 11(1), 142-145. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.11.1.15

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