Scholarly becoming, politics and precarious positionalities of Early Career Research(ers) in global-Africa scientific knowledge production assemblages: Autocritical questions and decolonial reflections
Auto-critical reflection highlights struggles of Early Career Researchers navigating scientific authority in global contexts, suggesting paths towards decolonized futures.
Key Points
This reflection examines the challenges faced by Early Career Researchers in global-Africa contexts regarding identity and authority in scientific knowledge production.
Autoethnography based on doctoral research in a German Collaborative Research Centre
Analysis of five interrelated labors defining the Early Career Researcher experience
Exploration of tensions in international scientific collaborations and knowledge production assemblages.
ECRs experience struggles with their identity, feeling neither Western nor Southern in global scientific settings.
The analysis reveals the need for epistemic care, reciprocity, and reflexivity in de-Westernizing science-making.
Implications for knowledge production futures highlight the significance of community accountability in research processes.
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Saymore Ngonidzashe Kativu (2026) studied this question.