Epistemic communities and their influence in international politics: updating of the concept

Bobková, Jaroslava; Burešová, Jana; Kohoutová, Jana; Machoň, Miloslav

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“…"An "epistemic community is politically neutral, and has been de-scribed as a community who apply their standards of credibility, and epistemic values, to the practice of theory choice and knowledge production" [10]. It has also been described as "a professional group that believes in the same cause-and-effect relationships, truth tests to assess them, and shares common values" [11].…”

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Philosophical Foundations of Research and the Case of the Epistemic Well in a Least Developed Nation

2023

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Inspired by an ancient tale of kupamanduka (Well Frog) that never ventures out of the well and lives to think the well as the world, and see nothing beyond it. This article conceptualises the ‘Epistemic Well’ and the native epistemic community that dwells in it remains within the confines of the epistemic well. Philosophical foundations are the core of each individual researcher and all research questions, hypothesis, methodologies, recommendations are shaped by it. Particular modes of governance instil particular modes of philosophies. Under neoliberalism the prevailing philosophical foundations have been identified as, detached, decontextualized, depoliticized, dehistoricized, dissocialized, deproblematized, reductionist/individualist, instrumentalization, separation, marketisation, positivist and objectivist. The combination of these attributes builds the epistemic well. The epistemic well of research is not absolute and is not meant to provide quantification data. The epistemic well is a reflexive tool that can be used to evaluate a research especially for a nation like Nepal. The research funds or the benefits that ensues a researcher are important criteria for research. When thinking of a research topic, the primary determining factor becomes the amount of fund available the gaze of a native researcher can overlook various conditions and processes. The epistemic community that is formed by these researchers maintain and sustain particular epistemes. The NCD’s were selected primarily to stick to a cohort but this does not limit the scope and purpose of the epistemic well.

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“…Existing empirical studies have interpreted the activities of communities as driven by just one or two core beliefs, stressing the top-down approach to the role of ideas in policies (Bloodgood, 2008;Löblová, 2017; for an exception, see Machoň, 2015). In connection with this, Risse-Kappen has criticized research on epistemic communities for failing to reveal why and how particular policy ideas are selected (p. 187).…”

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Asia/Europe Inter-University Cooperation in Higher Education: The Case of Tuning Central Asian Higher Education Area (TuCAHEA)

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I hereby acknowledge the activities of the Tempus Public Foundation, Hungary, whose funding in the frame of the Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme made this dissertation possible. The Stipendium Hungaricum Programme brought me to Budapest, the beautiful capital of Hungary, on the river Danube. This historical city's great atmosphere positively influenced my development as an early career researcher. I want to express my most profound appreciation to my Ph.D. advisor and head of the EDiTE Programme, Professor Gábor Halász, whose knowledge and experience significantly impacted my research and professional development. Studying the complex topic of the EU-Central Asia higher education inter-regionalism would not have been possible without Professor Halász. Furthermore, this dissertation is not the only result of my doctoral studies in Hungary. In the frames of the EDiTE Programme, led by Professor Halász, I had great collaborations with members of the EDiTE community, including the regular EDiTE workshop series. I want to thank all the students of the EDiTE community and students from other ELTE Doctoral School of Education programs whom I had the pleasure to meet. I want to congratulate EDiTE ELTE program manager Judit Saad for being a great support to the program and all students. Special thanks to Abdelhamid Ahmed, Richard Baafi, and Tatjana Stamenkovska, with whom we ran a course "International Education and Development" for Master's students together. It was an inspiring team-teaching experience. During my Ph.D. journey at ELTE Eötvös Loránd University,I had great encounters with great teachers and students. I want to thank them for sharing their experiences and being a great example for future educators. Among them, I would like to thank

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Comunidades epistêmicas e os desafios na formação de técnicos em saúde na pandemia de covid-19

Batistella

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Milagres

2023

Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública

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Este artigo discute a atuação da comunidade epistêmica ligada à formação de técnicos em saúde a partir da análise das ações desencadeadas pelo Centro Colaborador da Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde/Organização Mundial da Saúde (OPAS/OMS) para a educação desses técnicos durante a pandemia de covid-19, com o objetivo de cotejar essas ações com os principais elementos que definem a constituição e o funcionamento de comunidades epistêmicas conforme a literatura especializada. Argumenta-se que, a despeito das diferenças na configuração histórica dos sistemas nacionais de saúde e dos sistemas formadores, o surgimento de desafios comuns na formação de técnicos propiciou articulação de demandas, compartilhamento de avaliações diagnósticas e cooperação entre a Rede Internacional de Educação de Técnicos em Saúde, a Rede Ibero-Americana de Educação de Técnicos em Saúde e a Rede de Escolas Técnicas de Saúde da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, promovendo troca de experiências, busca de soluções estratégicas e disseminação de recomendações entre os países. Ao reafirmar o papel central dos técnicos nas ações de vigilância epidemiológica, diagnóstico e assistência, a emergência sanitária exigiu respostas imediatas e consistentes de governos e instituições formadoras, favorecendo o fortalecimento da comunidade epistêmica de formação de técnicos em saúde pela circulação de discursos e da hegemonização de sentidos para a educação de técnicos em saúde. Essa atuação, no entanto, não confere estabilidade ou homogeneidade à comunidade epistêmica de formação de técnicos em saúde, uma vez que suas articulações são provisórias e contingentes, nem assegura capacidade de influência direta sobre as políticas em cada país.

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Epistemic communities and their influence in international politics: updating of the concept

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References 36 publications

Philosophical Foundations of Research and the Case of the Epistemic Well in a Least Developed Nation

Philosophical Foundations of Research and the Case of the Epistemic Well in a Least Developed Nation

Asia/Europe Inter-University Cooperation in Higher Education: The Case of Tuning Central Asian Higher Education Area (TuCAHEA)

Comunidades epistêmicas e os desafios na formação de técnicos em saúde na pandemia de covid-19

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