Opening Science Through the Decolonization of Knowledge
The epistemologies and knowledges of Indigenous Peoples, scholars from the Global South, and other marginalized groups are important to the lives of millions of people. Bushra Ebadi suggests in this article for the
Policy Center of the New South that they are often not reflected in the curricula, faculties, or priorities of universities. Instead, the work and knowledge of a select few is highlighted, valued, and amplified: mainly those who are white, male, educated in select institutions, speak English, benefit from the Western academic system of citations and publications, and have access to financial and other resources. If the process of developing a global recommendation on
Open Science is to succeed in engaging with diverse epistemologies, knowledges, and peoples, prevailing understandings of
Open Science and
Open Access must be challenged and improved.
https://www.policycenter.ma/opinion/opening-science-through-decolonization-knowledge
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