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The delusion of knowledge transfer : the impact of foreign aid experts on pol…
With the rise of the ‘knowledge for development’ paradigm, expert advice has become a prime instrument of foreign aid. At the same time, it has been object of repeated criticism: the chronic failure of ‘technical assistance’ – a notion under which advice is commonly subsumed – has been documented in a host of studies. Nonetheless, international organisations continue to send advisor…
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- 9781928331391
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- XI, 383 p
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- 330.968 KOC d
Science communication in South Africa : reflections on current issues
"Why do we need to communicate science? Is science, with its highly specialised language and its arcane methods, too distant to be understood by the public? Is it really possible for citizens to participate meaningfully in scientific research projects and debate? Should scientists be mandated to engage with the public to facilitate better understanding of science? How can they best communicate …
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- 9781928502050
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- iv, 231p. : ill.
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- 001.4028558 SCI s
The future of scholarly publishing : open access and the economics of digitis…
The formal scientific communication system is currently undergoing significant change. This is due to four developments: the digitisation of formal science communication; the economisation of academic publishing as profit drives many academic publishers and other providers of information; an increase in the self-observation of science by means of publication, citation and utility-based indicato…
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- 9781928331537
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- ix, 277p. : ill.
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- 070.57973 FUT f
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