Confrontation of modern and traditional knowledge systems in development

Includes abstract in French 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 suc...

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Main Author: Howard, Pat
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1994
Subjects:
MODERNIZATION
CHINA
CANADA
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
COMMUNICATION BARRIERS
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
CULTURAL COOPERATION
DEVELOPMENT AID
IDEOLOGIES
SCIENTIFIC CULTURE
SELF DETERMINATION
First Nations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10625/54429
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Summary:Includes abstract in French 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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