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The chapter examines issues faced by action researchers working within the context of democratizing knowledge. Four vantage points were delineated regarding the origin of knowledge democracy , progress toward knowledge democracy, and current and future prognosis and recommendations. Knowledge monopoly is discussed by examining progress from intellectual colonialism to global South–North convergences. The monocultural view of knowledge production and the role of universities are critiqued in relation to neoliberal globalization and epistemological diversity. The contribution of action research and the global action research community to knowledge democracy and alternative globalization is underscored. The authors introduce strategies for implementing practitioner-research, including knowledge production and dissemination based on practice-based research evidence as a way to increase knowledge democracy.
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Rowell, L.L., Hong, E. (2017). Knowledge Democracy and Action Research: Pathways for the Twenty-First Century. In: Rowell, L., Bruce, C., Shosh, J., Riel, M. (eds) The Palgrave International Handbook of Action Research. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-40523-4_5
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