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Alternative Imaginations

Examining Complementarities across Knowledge Systems

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Indigenous Innovation

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The “science-centric” knowledge derived from narrow criteria and vetted by limited number of experts inadvertently excludes wider participation of knowledge forms. The adjective “alternative,” associated with non-western knowledge is often used synonymously with “irrational.” We argue that alternative knowledge systems have a rationale of their own and are intricately woven into cultural, social and ecological fabric of society.

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  1. Netra Chhetri
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  1. Arizona State University, USA

    Elizabeth Sumida Huaman

  2. The University of Montana, USA

    Bharath Sriraman

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Chhetri, N., Chhetri, N. (2015). Alternative Imaginations. In: Huaman, E.S., Sriraman, B. (eds) Indigenous Innovation. Advances in Innovation Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-226-4_2

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