#epistemic-justice — Public Fediverse posts
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Ukraine, guerre et impérialisme épistémique : critiquer le « Westsplaining »
Ce texte (Hendl, 2024) montre comment certains débats occidentaux sur l’Ukraine parlent à la place des Ukrainiens, effacent l’Europe de l’Est et recyclent des cadres coloniaux. Il critique le « Westsplaining », les biais russo-centriques et le pacifisme abstrait. #Decoloniality #Ukraine #IR #Westsplaining #EpistemicJustice #AntiImperialism #Feminism L’étude propose une critique très ferme des…
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Ukraine, guerre et impérialisme épistémique : critiquer le « Westsplaining »
Ce texte (Hendl, 2024) montre comment certains débats occidentaux sur l’Ukraine parlent à la place des Ukrainiens, effacent l’Europe de l’Est et recyclent des cadres coloniaux. Il critique le « Westsplaining », les biais russo-centriques et le pacifisme abstrait. #Decoloniality #Ukraine #IR #Westsplaining #EpistemicJustice #AntiImperialism #Feminism L’étude propose une critique très ferme des…
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OnlineFirst - "Mobilizing rights of nature and science to contest industrial mining: The legal battle of Intag's frogs" by Cristina Espinosa:
#YAS #FRIAS #epistemicjustice #rightsofnature #Intag #science #legalmobilization
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/25148486261444550
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OnlineFirst - "Mobilizing rights of nature and science to contest industrial mining: The legal battle of Intag's frogs" by Cristina Espinosa:
#YAS #FRIAS #epistemicjustice #rightsofnature #Intag #science #legalmobilization
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/25148486261444550
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History is not just written.
It is selected.
Amplified.
Omitted.Now we are training systems on it.
What gets carried forward?
https://knowprose.com/2026/03/llms-and-the-inheritance-of-knowledge/
#AI #LLM #EpistemicJustice #EpistemicInheritance #SignalVsNoise #DIDO
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History is not just written.
It is selected.
Amplified.
Omitted.Now we are training systems on it.
What gets carried forward?
https://knowprose.com/2026/03/llms-and-the-inheritance-of-knowledge/
#AI #LLM #EpistemicJustice #EpistemicInheritance #SignalVsNoise #DIDO
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5 reasons why our current systems of learning are broken – and how to fix them
Reda Sadki’s writing explores how systems of learning matter when tackling complex challenges across global health, humanitarian aid, and education.
Over twelve years of articles on his blog, he has built a cohesive argument for why our current systems of learning are broken and how we might fix them.
Since 2016, his work at The Geneva Learning Foundation has demonstrated how to turn such rethinking into new ways to learn and lead in the face of critical threats to our societies.
Here are five themes that define his work.
1. The failure of traditional systems of learning and the peer learning alternative
One of Sadki’s most persistent arguments is that the humanitarian and global health sectors are addicted to ineffective models of training.
He questions the “workshop culture” that flies experts around the world at great cost with little measurable impact.
He argues that this “sage on the stage” model assumes knowledge flows only one way: from the expert to the ignorant practitioner.
He is equally critical of digital replacements that merely replicate this dynamic.
In Why gamification is a disaster for humanitarian learning, he warns that dressing up behaviorist drills with points and badges does not foster the critical thinking needed in crisis zones.
He expands on this in Experience and blended learning: two heads of the humanitarian training chimera, arguing that “transmissive” learning fails to prepare professionals for volatility and complexity.
Instead, Sadki advocates for peer learning networks where practitioners teach and learn from each other.
As he explains in What learning science underpins peer learning for Global Health?, the goal is not to transmit information but to foster the “co-creation” of new knowledge that is directly applicable to local contexts.
2. Epistemic justice: valuing communities as systems of learning
Sadki frequently uses the philosophy of Donald Schön to distinguish between the “high ground” of theory and the “swampy lowlands” of practice.
He argues that global health suffers from “epistemic injustice” – a systematic devaluation of the experiential knowledge held by local health workers.
In Knowing-in-action: Bridging the theory-practice divide in global health, he makes the case that the gap between global guidelines and local reality can only be bridged by recognizing frontline workers as knowledge creators, not just recipients.
He challenges the hierarchy that dismisses local insights as mere “anecdote.”
In Anecdote or lived experience: reimagining knowledge for climate-resilient health systems, he proposes a new framework where the collective stories of thousands of health workers shape a new, rigorous form of evidence.
In Critical evidence gaps in the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, he points out that the most rigorous science can miss the vital signals that only those working in communities can see.
3. Artificial intelligence as a co-worker
While many in education view Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a threat to integrity or a tool for cheating, Sadki frames it as a transformative partner.
He argues that we are entering a new epoch where AI will not just be a tool we use, but a “co-worker” we collaborate with.
In A global health framework for Artificial Intelligence as co-worker to support networked learning and local action, he outlines how AI can support the “human” parts of learning – such as feedback and synthesis – without replacing human agency.
He explores the profound shifts in how we will interact with technology in The agentic AI revolution: what does it mean for workforce development?, describing a future where “AI agents” handle coordination, freeing humans to focus on judgment and ethics.
He pushes this further in Why YouTube is obsolete: From linear video content consumption to AI-mediated multimodal knowledge production, suggesting that AI will fundamentally change how we consume information, moving us away from linear formats like video lectures toward dynamic, interactive knowledge creation and retrieval.
4. Learning culture as the driver of learning systems
Sadki insists that learning is not an event but a culture.
Drawing heavily on the research of Karen E. Watkins and Victoria Marsick, he argues that an organization’s “learning culture” is the single best predictor of its ability to adapt and perform.
In Learning culture: the missing link in global health between learning and performance, he explains that without a culture that supports inquiry, dialogue, and risk-taking, even the best training programs will fail.
He identifies specific weaknesses in current systems, noting in Why lack of continuous learning is the Achilles heel of immunization that health systems often prioritize task completion over the continuous learning necessary to improve those tasks.
This theme connects deeply to leadership.
He argues in What is the relationship between leadership and performance? that true leadership is not about authority but about fostering an environment where learning can happen at every level of the hierarchy.
5. New ways to bridge the gap from policy to action
Finally, Sadki focuses relentlessly on the “know-do” gap, the disconnect between global policy and local implementation.
He argues that guidelines often fail because they are designed without the input of those who must implement them.
In Why guidelines fail: on consequences of the false dichotomy between global and local knowledge in health systems, he dissects how the separation of “thinkers” (global experts) and “doers” (local staff) dooms many initiatives.
He offers concrete examples of how to close this gap, such as in The Nigeria Immunization Collaborative: Early learning from a novel sector-wide approach model for zero-dose challenges, where thousands of health workers used peer learning to identify root causes of vaccine inequity that central planners had missed.
This theme emphasizes that the solution is not more “technical assistance” from the outside, but better mechanisms to unlock the problem-solving capacity that already exists within communities.
Beyond learning: a new operating system in global development
Taken together, these themes provide the specifications for a new operating system in global development, one that moves beyond the limitations of the models of today.
- Sadki’s work challenges the sector to recognize its most undervalued asset: the collective intelligence of the health and humanitarian workforce.
- By dismantling the barriers between the “high ground” of policy and the “swampy lowlands” of practice, his framework constructs a learning ecosystem where artificial intelligence amplifies human connection and local insights continuously refine global strategy.
- This evolution—from episodic workshops to continuous, networked problem-solving—offers a pragmatic path to close the persistent gap between investment and outcome.
In a resource-constrained world, unlocking this latent capacity is not merely an ethical choice, but a strategic imperative to build systems resilient enough for an unpredictable future.
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Slide deck from a talk titled "The Geopolitics of Knowledge: Who Shapes What We Know Online?" that I delivered at the ISOC India (Mumbai Chapter) yesterday: zenodo.org/records/1745... #knowledge #openknowledge #epistemology #epistemicviolence #epistemicjustice #ISOC
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Slide deck from a talk titled "The Geopolitics of Knowledge: Who Shapes What We Know Online?" that I delivered at the ISOC India (Mumbai Chapter) yesterday: https://zenodo.org/records/17455942
#knowledge #openknowledge #epistemology #epistemicviolence #epistemicjustice #epistemicinjustice #epistemicsuppression #ISOC @internetsociety
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Slide deck from a talk titled "The Geopolitics of Knowledge: Who Shapes What We Know Online?" that I delivered at the ISOC India (Mumbai Chapter) yesterday: https://zenodo.org/records/17455942
#knowledge #openknowledge #epistemology #epistemicviolence #epistemicjustice #epistemicinjustice #epistemicsuppression #ISOC @internetsociety
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Yours truly is speaking virtually at this #ISOC event on October 26. DM or email me for the registration link. #openness #OpenKnowledge #epistemicjustice
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Yours truly is speaking virtually at this #ISOC event on October 26. DM or email me for the registration link.
#openness #openknowledge #epistemicjustice #epistemicviolence
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Yours truly is speaking virtually at this #ISOC event on October 26. DM or email me for the registration link.
#openness #openknowledge #epistemicjustice #epistemicviolence
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@RainerMuehlhoff @alineblankertz Digital Biocracy and Parallel States: New Mechanisms of Exploitation in the Era of Genetic Conquest @SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5329770
#DigitalBiocracy #ParallelStates #Biopolitics #GeneticData #GlobalHealthGovernance #EpistemicJustice #Neoliberalism #Philanthrocapitalism -
>Amerikaner geben gerade wegen der wahnsinnigen Lebenshaltungskosten auf<
#EpistemicJustice
#EconomicInjustice
#Inequality
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>Amerikaner geben gerade wegen der wahnsinnigen Lebenshaltungskosten auf<
#EpistemicJustice
#EconomicInjustice
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Can Science and Technology Studies (#STS) play a transformative role in advancing #EpistemicJustice?
We're thrilled to co-host with the
British Sociology Association's STS Study Group this rich discussion featuring speakers who will share insights from their experience in creating meaningful change in both #GlobalNorth and #GlobalSouth
🗓 Monday, 23 June 2025
🕑 14:00–15:30 BST (London Time)
📍 Zoom – Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sts-for-epistemic-justice-strategies-and-practices-tickets-1313749763909 -
Can Science and Technology Studies (#STS) play a transformative role in advancing #EpistemicJustice?
We're thrilled to co-host with the
British Sociology Association's STS Study Group this rich discussion featuring speakers who will share insights from their experience in creating meaningful change in both #GlobalNorth and #GlobalSouth
🗓 Monday, 23 June 2025
🕑 14:00–15:30 BST (London Time)
📍 Zoom – Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sts-for-epistemic-justice-strategies-and-practices-tickets-1313749763909 -
New youtube video from my webinar presentation.
https://youtu.be/mTCNSM4259U
#gender #sex #gender-sex #epistemicjustice -
New youtube video from my webinar presentation.
https://youtu.be/mTCNSM4259U
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“People before programs, programs before personalities.”
#HowMightWe work together towards #EpistemicJustice through #OpenEducation without falling through traps of #OpenWashing and #fauxpen?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01930826.2024.2351248
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“People before programs, programs before personalities.”
#HowMightWe work together towards #EpistemicJustice through #OpenEducation without falling through traps of #OpenWashing and #fauxpen?
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01930826.2024.2351248
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In this study, we consider the actual crisis of #publictrust in the #scientificsystem as a symptom of its lack of
#sustainability and argue that #societalimpact should be measured and understood not
exclusively in terms of the #usefulness of science to solve complex social problems, but also in
terms of its capability to display and communicate its value to #differentaudiences.https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JD-12-2023-0252/full/html
#scholarlycommunication #sustainableimpact #argumentation #epistemicjustice #MariaLugones
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A lot of Ukrainian internet ressources are not or not reliably accessible. We cannot praise the @internetarchive enough for providing at least a copy of A LOT of these websites.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/internet-archive-ukraine
It's absolutely a good idea to give some money for efforts that allow us to access these resources.
You can donate here: https://archive.org/donate/
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A lot of Ukrainian internet ressources are not or not reliably accessible. We cannot praise the @internetarchive enough for providing at least a copy of A LOT of these websites.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/internet-archive-ukraine
It's absolutely a good idea to give some money for efforts that allow us to access these resources.
You can donate here: https://archive.org/donate/
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@torsten_torsten @actualham @reclaimhosting Glad you picked up on #EpistemicJustice as it’s a core focus, for me. For instance, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bp0SMk138Y
Simply, I’m seeking adequate answers to the following question:
> Who decides what counts as knowledge worthy of being learnt, shared, and taught?
It does stem from egregious cases of #EpistemicInjustice. Silenced voices which matter more than the power afforded those with pulpits. If we want to solve #WickedProblems, that is.
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@torsten_torsten @actualham @reclaimhosting Glad you picked up on #EpistemicJustice as it’s a core focus, for me. For instance, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bp0SMk138Y
Simply, I’m seeking adequate answers to the following question:
> Who decides what counts as knowledge worthy of being learnt, shared, and taught?
It does stem from egregious cases of #EpistemicInjustice. Silenced voices which matter more than the power afforded those with pulpits. If we want to solve #WickedProblems, that is.
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This BBC conversation about (early) modernists, homelessness, and exile might interest diverse people in our network. For instance, @actualham might appreciate the link between material conditions and #EpistemicJustice. @reclaimhosting might get something out of the Virginia Woolf reference #privilege.
Personally? I find that this #PoMo era can benefit from more discussion about some Anglocentric intellectual histories.
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This BBC conversation about (early) modernists, homelessness, and exile might interest diverse people in our network. For instance, @actualham might appreciate the link between material conditions and #EpistemicJustice. @reclaimhosting might get something out of the Virginia Woolf reference #privilege.
Personally? I find that this #PoMo era can benefit from more discussion about some Anglocentric intellectual histories.
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#epistemicjustice #ScientificKnowledge #ScienceMagazine
Epistemic justice hits the mainstream. Thanks @hholdenthorp for this great editorial in @ScienceMagazine https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.adi9021 -
#epistemicjustice #ScientificKnowledge #ScienceMagazine
Epistemic justice hits the mainstream. Thanks @hholdenthorp for this great editorial in @ScienceMagazine https://www.science.org/doi/epdf/10.1126/science.adi9021 -
New paper out! #EpistemicJustice #Biocolonialism #Bioeconomy #IndigenousKnowledge #Bioepistemicide #Amazon #SettlerColonialism
https://t.co/BNqG2il3li
• Bioeconomy may drive knowledge appropriation that further settler colonialism.
• Addressing the colonial engagements is central to avoid epistemicide.
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Forms of knowledge that differ from dominant ‘Western’ knowledge are either not recognized, or are misused for land reoccupation and knowledge appropriation. -
Just learnt about a bilingual (ES/FR) association working towards #DecolonizingKnowledge.
https://noircirwikipedia.org/fr/accueil/
Sounds like they're active in the French-speaking part of Switzerland as well as in Guyana.
People in #OpenEducation who care about #EpistemicJustice have a role to play in making sure that diverse knowledges are learnt. When we talk about going beyond #OERs, that's part of what we mean. -
Just learnt about a bilingual (ES/FR) association working towards #DecolonizingKnowledge.
https://noircirwikipedia.org/fr/accueil/
Sounds like they're active in the French-speaking part of Switzerland as well as in Guyana.
People in #OpenEducation who care about #EpistemicJustice have a role to play in making sure that diverse knowledges are learnt. When we talk about going beyond #OERs, that's part of what we mean. -
Thanks @cogdog for introducing all of us @oeglobal to the #EpistemicJustice work @whoseknowledge.
As someone whose knowledge is widely represented, I feel like I'm listening in a very important conversation about concrete action which will have a deeply positive impact on our work in #OpenEducation. Whether it's about revising #OERs or fighting #HiddenCurricula.
Centring marginalized voices may not always produce harmony. It's always important.
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Thanks @cogdog for introducing all of us @oeglobal to the #EpistemicJustice work @whoseknowledge.
As someone whose knowledge is widely represented, I feel like I'm listening in a very important conversation about concrete action which will have a deeply positive impact on our work in #OpenEducation. Whether it's about revising #OERs or fighting #HiddenCurricula.
Centring marginalized voices may not always produce harmony. It's always important.
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Good timing for this #OER about reflexive approaches to OER creation with #JEDI in mind (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion).
More people have been inquiring about #EDI in #OpenEducation. Plus, the move to #EpistemicJustice needs this type of shift. Might interest participants in that #AACU webinar, the other day. -
Good timing for this #OER about reflexive approaches to OER creation with #JEDI in mind (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion).
More people have been inquiring about #EDI in #OpenEducation. Plus, the move to #EpistemicJustice needs this type of shift. Might interest participants in that #AACU webinar, the other day. -
@sleslie @Ammienoot One way to put it is that, compared with the #ADDIE model (which tends to dominate), it's a direct feedback loop with learners involved directly. Easy to explain in the case of public servants contributing to a course on procurement, for instance.
It also goes well with the #decolonization required for #EpistemicJustice. Instead of assessing people's needs based on your own knowledge system, you sit down and co-design. -
@sleslie @Ammienoot One way to put it is that, compared with the #ADDIE model (which tends to dominate), it's a direct feedback loop with learners involved directly. Easy to explain in the case of public servants contributing to a course on procurement, for instance.
It also goes well with the #decolonization required for #EpistemicJustice. Instead of assessing people's needs based on your own knowledge system, you sit down and co-design. -
Hey, #OER folks, at #OER23 or not... Might the #HiveMind produce a list?
Was asked for key examples of #OERs which stood the test of time: being frequently updated, adapted in different contexts. My first reflex would be the Anthology began @actualham with learners. Then, thinking about the whole of #ds106 as an "integrative OER", @ds106radio or just in everything which has happened through this.
Would be keenly interested in examples from the so-called #GlobalSouth.
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Hey, #OER folks, at #OER23 or not... Might the #HiveMind produce a list?
Was asked for key examples of #OERs which stood the test of time: being frequently updated, adapted in different contexts. My first reflex would be the Anthology began @actualham with learners. Then, thinking about the whole of #ds106 as an "integrative OER", @ds106radio or just in everything which has happened through this.
Would be keenly interested in examples from the so-called #GlobalSouth.
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The IPCC reports are the main source of collated scientific evidence of climate change, its impacts, and possible solutions. These reports inform national policymaking and the international climate change regime. As such, it's so important to consider how the reports are made and who gets to contribute to these reports. Carbon Brief has conducted an analysis of the diversity of authors of the IPCC and how they have changed over time. While there has been an increase in women authors and authors from the Global South, men and authors from the Global North still dominate many of the reports. This analysis is an important contribution to revealing epistemic justice concerns and the gaps we still need to overcome.
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@weblearning @oeglobal There was a brief discussion of global inequalities during Colin de la Higuera's discussion of LLMs with the OEG Francophone group. Apart from the access divide, there's an obvious bias in terms of whose content dominates. And that part's different from the frequently-discussed biases. It's more about #EpistemicJustice than about #CognitiveBiases, though they're deeply connected.
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@weblearning @oeglobal There was a brief discussion of global inequalities during Colin de la Higuera's discussion of LLMs with the OEG Francophone group. Apart from the access divide, there's an obvious bias in terms of whose content dominates. And that part's different from the frequently-discussed biases. It's more about #EpistemicJustice than about #CognitiveBiases, though they're deeply connected.
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@weblearning As for #GlobalSouth, there's an emerging trend by scholars there who speak up, within the field of #OpenEducation more widely (usually beyond #OERs). Some of those voices were (all-too-briefly) heard during the conf @oeglobal in Nantes. And it goes all the way to #EpistemicJustice.
As with the two-pronged approach of #Decolonization and #Indigenization or with #a11y advocates' #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs, we have diverse roles. Mine is closer to allyship than asking their questions. -
I mean… What’s next? Some #Academics with bloated #HFactor will start addressing the “Matthew Effect” of the #CitationImpact part of #PublishOrPerish? And advocate for more appropriate measures of #Scholarship including #SocialImpact and #EpistemicJustice?
Sounds unlikely.
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Aiming towards #EpistemicJustice. As we centre marginalized voices, we acknowledge diverse #WaysOfKnowing to fight #EpistemicInjustice.
Whose knowledge do you consider worthy of learning?
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Super conversation @maparent!
De l’instabilité des ontologies à la justice épistémique, des efforts en #IntelligenceCollective à la flexibilité épistémique, de la ludification à Paolo Freire.
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@mathieugp @michelbriand Dans les #OER hors #RELfr, des initiatives très inspirantes viennent du Sud. #OELATAM, par exemple.
https://www.oelatam.org
Ou ce qui se passe en Afrique du Sud, en Nouvelle-Zélande, etc.
Pendant la conférence #OpenEducationGlobal, à Nantes, il y avait des appels à considérer les rapports Sud-Nord d’une nouvelle façon, moins axée sur la dynamique «nous créons des REL que vous adoptez» et plus sur la #JusticeÉpistémique et les partenariats forts. #EpistemicJustice