Intellectual Property and Indigenous Knowledge

In the first blog I introduced two concepts of knowledge. One from the Western perspective , which deals with knowledge as a commodity and t...

So far, I have discussed the nuances of Western views of knowledge in the context of knowledge as a commodity. I have compared that with a ...

The notion of the "gift" is complex and plays a dynamic role in the ideologies of many indigenous people. In1967 Mauss published a...

There is significant controversy surrounding the issue of intellectual property and indigenous knowledge. This blog is a brief examination o...