The Confrontation of Modern and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Development

Abstract: 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 requ...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Communication
Main Author: Howard, Pat
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press 1994
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Online Access:https://cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/808
https://doi.org/10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808
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spelling ftjcjoc:oai:cjc.journals.sfu.ca:article/808 2023-05-15T16:16:44+02:00 The Confrontation of Modern and Traditional Knowledge Systems in Development Howard, Pat 1994-02-01 text/html https://cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/808 https://doi.org/10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808 eng eng Canadian Institute for Studies in Publishing Press https://cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/808/714 https://cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/808 doi:10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808 Canadian Journal of Communication; Vol. 19 No. 2 (1994) 1499-6642 0705-3657 Cross-cultural communication Knowledge systems info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1994 ftjcjoc https://doi.org/10.22230/cjc.1994v19n2a808 2021-06-27T07:21:13Z Abstract: 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. Résumé: Les projets de développement promus autant par capitalistes que socialistes ont augmenté le pouvoir de technocrates tout en rabaissant des systèmes de connaissances alternatives fondés sur les traditions de communautés locales, démunissant ainsi ces dernières. Pour redonner de l'autonomie à de telles communautés, il faut communiquer entre cultures et collaborer, afin d'examiner les limites des sciences réductionnistes et leur impact sur les projets de développement. Il est nécessaire aussi d'explorer les connaissances alternatives et en arriver à un partage de ces connaissances dans le but de renforcer des valeurs communautaires fondamentales. L'article conclut avec une brève description d'un effort de collaboration entre les peuples autochtones de la Colombie-Britannique et des nations minoritaires de Yunnan, Chine. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Unknown Canadian Journal of Communication 19 2
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