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Decolonising science: it's high time for Indonesia to break free from overreliance on Western theories

Written by Fajri Siregar, PhD Candidate, University of Amsterdam

Knowledge production in Global South countries is often centered on Western theories and colonial perspectives.(Unsplash/Jean Beller), CC BY

There is a view in the global academic community that Indonesian scholars participate in scientific development as though merely riding the wave of current trends.

This is particularly apparent in the social...

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