Manufacturing Refused Knowledge in the Age of Epistemic Pluralism: Discourses, Imaginaries, and Practices on the Border of Science

This open access book explores contemporary practices that challenge science, arguing that refused knowledge is a distinct mode of knowing employed in response to the uncertainties of everyday life. It examines the processes through which knowledge claims are legitimized and the actors involved, demonstrating how refused knowledge can be seen as a mode of knowing that emerges from specific sociotechnical assemblages.

Format: Hardback
Length: 306 pages
Publication date: 23 January 2024
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

Contemporary practices that challenge science are explored in this open access book, which contends that this matter cannot be dismissed as a new manifestation of "anti-scientism". It examines the processes through which knowledge claims, rejected by established institutions and the scientific community, seek legitimacy. Assuming an agnostic analytical stance, it explores the actors involved in such processes and their social worlds, their interactions with epistemic institutions, and the ways in which they enact such refused knowledge in their daily lives. Drawing on a three-year mixed-method research project, this collection demonstrates how refused knowledge can be seen as a distinct mode of knowing, employed in response to the uncertainties of everyday life. Thus, it offers a deeper understanding not only of how refused knowledge garners credibility, but also of how knowledge at large – including scientific knowledge – emerges from specific sociotechnical assemblages.

Weight: 549g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789819971879
Edition number: 1st ed. 2024