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Open Science, Health Data and Epistemic Harms: A Multidisciplinary Reflection
Tatenda Chatikobo1, Frances Griffiths1, Nikita Hayden2
1University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
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Open Science (OS) promises to democratise knowledge and reduce epistemic inequalities. However, a critical analysis reveals the potential of OS to amplify structural vulnerabilities, especially for people and communities already at the margins. With a particular focus on health data, this interdisciplinary essay examines how OS infrastructures perpetuate epistemic harms through the dominance of Eurocentric knowledge norms, legal regimes and corporate capture. Amidst the rapidly evolving health and data landscape, realising the social justice potential of OS, especially in healthcare, demands moving beyond techno-optimism to approaches that centre plural epistemologies, relational accountability and community empowerment.
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