Though the Global South tends to experience higher disease burdens, most public health decisions and knowledge generation are centered in the Global North.
Articles on Decolonizing science
Displaying all articles
The concept of pūtaiao envisions a way of conducting science led by Māori and firmly embedded in the values of a Māori worldview. It offers a way towards decolonising the research system in general.
The decolonisation of science is an essential step for the academic community in Indonesia to find their voice.
If scientific research is to take decolonization seriously, names for species should reflect this approach and consider the political, social and emotional implications.
Decolonising mathematical sciences is possible. The answer lies in rediscovering existing African examples of teaching maths and including them in the Western body of knowledge.
Science can’t just stay in the ivory tower. But what does impact really mean and how does it happen? A study of more than a decade of ecological fieldwork projects in Bolivia suggests a better way.
Top contributors
-
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies and Science, Pace University
-
Co-Director – Centre for Pūtaiao, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
-
PhD Candidate, University of Amsterdam
-
Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems, North-West University
-
Professor, Anthropology, University of Winnipeg
-
Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Iowa
-
Head of International Programs, African Population and Health Research Centre, APHRC, Nairobi, Kenya., University of Johannesburg
-
Professor in Philosophy & Director of the NWU AI Hub, North-West University
-
Research Associate in Statistics, University of Nigeria
-
Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
-
Research Assistant, Archaeology, University of Belgrade
-
PhD student, Anthropology, University of Manitoba