What are the material barriers that prevent some researchers from attending academic conferences? Do “epistemic hierarchies” further limit participation and the open exchange of ideas?
Zehra Taşkın, Ivan Kislenko, Ayça Nur Sezen & Güleda Doğan explore
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Who gets to speak at global conferences? Rethinking equity in academic exchange
Academic conferences are vital for knowledge exchange. But participation is greatly unequal due to material (eg financial) barriers - and epistemic hierarchies
