The Confrontation of Modern and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Development
The development project in both capitalist and socialist contexts has augmented the power of technocrats while invalidating alternative knowledge systems rooted in the traditions of local communities, thereby disenfranchising them. Recreating space for the autonomy of such communities requires cross...
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crunivtoronpr:10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808 2024-01-14T10:06:52+01:00 The Confrontation of Modern and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Development Howard, Pat 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808 http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/viewFile/808/714 https://cjc.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808 en eng University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) Canadian Journal of Communication volume 19, issue 2 ISSN 0705-3657 1499-6642 Communication journal-article 1994 crunivtoronpr https://doi.org/10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808 2023-12-19T18:19:41Z The development project in both capitalist and socialist contexts has augmented the power of technocrats while invalidating alternative knowledge systems rooted in the traditions of local communities, thereby disenfranchising them. Recreating space for the autonomy of such communities requires cross-cultural communication in a collaborative effort to examine the limitations of the reductionist sciences and how they have shaped the development effort. Alternative ways of knowing and ways of sharing knowledge so as to reinforce core community values need to be explored. The paper concludes with a brief description of such an effort between First Nations in British Columbia and minority nations in Yunnan, China. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of Toronto Press (U Toronto Press - via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Communication 19 2 |
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The development project in both capitalist and socialist contexts has augmented the power of technocrats while invalidating alternative knowledge systems rooted in the traditions of local communities, thereby disenfranchising them. Recreating space for the autonomy of such communities requires cross-cultural communication in a collaborative effort to examine the limitations of the reductionist sciences and how they have shaped the development effort. Alternative ways of knowing and ways of sharing knowledge so as to reinforce core community values need to be explored. The paper concludes with a brief description of such an effort between First Nations in British Columbia and minority nations in Yunnan, China. |
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The Confrontation of Modern and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Development |
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