The Impact of Externalities: Rethinking Funding, Research Projects, and the Global Body of Knowledge

As the knowledge ecosystem becomes increasingly global, conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the research lifecycle within the scholarly communication community are broadening from focusing on topics such as biases in peer review and citations to considering how entrenched inequities and geopolitical considerations impact the broader context in which research occurs and shape the fabric of what we consider to be scholarly inquiry.

This one-hour panel will focus on the externalities that affect knowledge production, from the factors that determine the kinds of research questions that receive funding and the individuals who can pursue research projects to definitions of “science” and what we consider to be knowledge. The session aims to challenge participants’ assumptions about objectivity in research and promote conversations about the global body of knowledge.