Local Knowledge and Gender in Ghana:

The emergence of global knowledge societies is recently questioning the meaning and relevance of local knowledge in the context of Southern countries. Women have proved to be the central actors in the multiple channels of local-global networking, using these new social ties for the negotiation of ol...

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Main Author: Müller, Christine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:German
Published: transcript Verlag 2005
Series:Kultur und soziale Praxis
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Links:https://elibrary.utb.de/doi/book/10.5555/9783839403785
Summary:The emergence of global knowledge societies is recently questioning the meaning and relevance of local knowledge in the context of Southern countries. Women have proved to be the central actors in the multiple channels of local-global networking, using these new social ties for the negotiation of old and new elements of knowledge, scientific knowledge and development discourses. The inherent politicisation of knowledge and the direct objective of transforming societal institutions are not only signs of resistance against global hegemony, but serve for a new definition and for a defence of local culture and of local knowledge
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9783839403785