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Knowledge formations can be organized and examined in different typologies, such as that of implicit and explicit knowledge. Knowledge production is historically linked to colonialist world-making and needs to be understood and addressed in its situatedness.

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Paul, H. (2019). Knowledge. In: Paul, H. (eds) Critical Terms in Futures Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28987-4_27

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