14 research outputs found
Sources of agricultural innovation in Africa
No full textPRIFPRI4; CRP2; A.3 Science, Technology, and innovation PolicyEPTD; PIMCGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM
The real component of virtual learning: motivations for face-to-face MOOC meetings in developing and industrialised countries
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Introducing development education in technical universities: successful experiences in Spain
No full textTransnational knowledge partnerships: new calculus and politics in Africa’s development
No full textClimate change denial: \u27making ignorance great again\u27
Full text linkThe denial of climate change and its negative consequences for global environments is pervasive in certain corridors of corporate and political power. This agnosia by powerful elites is a substantial contributor to global environmental degradation and destruction. This chapter explores the power of ignorance and argues that political dismissiveness of climate change is a recipe to exploit the environment for political and profitable purposes. Moreover, it argues that ignorance, defined as ‘unjustifiable belief’, provides those in positions of power and entitlement, to assert their own unquestioning expertise within an ideological bias that not only further their political and capital aspirations but endangers the planet
Small farmers’ adoption behaviour: Uptake of elephant crop-raiding deterrent innovations in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
No full textSocial Sciences Research and Science, Technology and Innovation Policy-Making in Latin America: A Nexus Perception Study
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