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The uses of evidence: Multidisciplinary insights on oppression and empowerment

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Interdisciplinary conversations about how knowledge is produced are significant in that they allow for reflection and exchange between different research traditions.This Structured Conversation explores a range of views on how evidence is defined and deployed from four diverse disciplinary perspectives: international law, filmmaking and environmental communication, astrophysics, and psychology and disability studies.

Source: South African Journal of Science

DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2025/21392

Authors: Mehita Iqani, Anna Feigenbaum, Melanie Klinkner, Pawas Bisht, Sthabile Kolwa, Leslie Swartz

Institutions: Stellenbosch University, Bournemouth University, Keele University, University of Johannesburg

Language: English

Topic: Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa, National Research Foundation