Politics of Knowledge and Inclusive Innovation

This course explores the mechanisms of inclusive innovation and development. Special attention is given to the power and politics involved in the production and negotiation of knowledge. In doing so, the course considers trade-offs between different scales and societal objectives related to livelihoods, agro-food networks, technologies and the environment. We pay equal attention to critical theories of the “politics of knowledge” and to practices of negotiating knowledge in diverse innovation and development processes.

After successful completion of this course students are expected to be able to:

• Identify different actors and their diverse forms of knowledge relevant to inclusive innovation
• Analyze processes that lead to the inclusion or exclusion of different actors and forms of knowledge
• Analyze the embedding of social inclusion/exclusion mechanisms in wider societal contexts
• Assess, evaluate and develop strategies for the inclusion of diverse knowledges

Assumed Knowledge:
SDC36306 Perspectives and Themes in International Development Studies