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The Role of Knowledge Experts

The advent of the knowledge society has placed the spotlight on the role of experts as gatekeepers and as brokers of knowledge.

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The Historical Origins and Development of Universities in South Africa

The intention of the research project and book on the history of universities is to consider and trace how important contemporary issues were understood and addressed historicallyin general, and at specific universities in South Africa.

Saleem Badat Saleem Badat

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Knowing about Genocide: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic Struggles

Savelsberg, Joachim J. 2021. Knowing about Genocide: Armenian Suffering and Epistemic Struggles. University of California Press. https://doi...

Joachim Savelsberg Joachim Savelsberg

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STIAS Series Volume 5: Theory from the South – How Euro-America is evolving toward Africa

Theory from the South– How Euro-America is evolving toward Africa Jean Comaroff and John Comaroff SUN PRESS (2014, 222 pp) ISBN: 978-1-9206...

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Making up people

Work on the ways in which classifications of people affect the people classified, in particular the ways that individuals think of themselves, and how this affects their actions, and open up or close off possible futures will be continued.

Ian Hacking Ian Hacking
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