Power relations in global knowledge production. A cultural/critical approach

ABSTRACT

This study has bifold aims: first it tries to place cultural discourse studies (CDS) in the context of de-Westernization approaches in the field of international science in general, and in communication studies in particular. Second, the study empirically tests whether CDS, through its flagship Journal of Multicultural Discourses, is able to implement its policies towards a more inclusive, diverse and culturally balanced academic field that investigates the role of discourse and communication in an international context. Findings indicate that CDS is an academic subfield which is much more diverse and inclusive in terms of both editorial diversity and publication output, while intercultural collaboration should be further developed.

KEYWORDS:

• Cultural discourse studies
• academic inequalities
• global knowledge production
• academic capital
• cultural diversity

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.

Notes on contributor

Marton Demeter, PhD is an associate professor at Karoli Gaspar University, Hungary and a research fellow of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is also the founder and co-editor in chief of KOME: An international Journal of Pure Communication inquiry. His main and pioneer research focus are global knowledge production, academic capital accumulation and geopolitical biases in international academy.

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Funding

This work was supported by Magyar Tudományos Akadémia.