The 'international gendered division of knowledge': and the place of women in micro communities. The 'gender specific impact' of intellectual property regimes

Palleson-Stallan, L., 2002. The 'international gendered division of knowledge': and the place of women in micro communities. The 'gender specific impact' of intellectual property regimes. PhD, Nottingham Trent University.

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This thesis analyses the 'gender specific impact' of intellectual property regimes, and looks at what effects they have on women and their knowledge in the South. The thesis argues that many women in the South still rely heavily on knowledge concerning natural medicines and biological diversity. This is supported by qualitative research conducted at the Conference on Biological Diversity with women activists from the South. The thesis argues that an 'International Gendered Division of Knowledge' (IGDK) has occurred through epistemological, ontological and structural biases that exist in the global system. Institutions, multinational firms, globalisation and persistent ideologies have contributed to the IGDK, globally. (Institutions such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have also contributed to this global division.) Development discourses have only further entrenched this divide in the South. While macro structures are difficult to alter, this thesis looks at ways women are developing strategies to tackle intellectual property regimes. It examines ways women are addressing macro structures and developing grassroots alternatives that enable women to maintain control of their 'intellectual property'. This thesis focuses on redefining traditional representations of knowledge, and how it is important to make women's knowledge the focal point for sustainable development outside of the powerful discourses that already exist.

Item Type:	Thesis
Creators:	Palleson-Stallan, L.
Date:	2002
ISBN:	9781369313857
Identifiers:	Number Type PQ10183104 Other
Divisions:	Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	17 Sep 2020 15:06
Last Modified:	13 Jul 2023 10:48
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/40775

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