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To theorize a community-engaged research framework based on complexity theory and participatory action research that centers marginalized indigenous knowledge systems.

September 17, 2026Social SciencesOpen Access

Marginalized Voices, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Community Media: A Complexity Framework for Community-Engaged Research in Contentious Times

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SMSundeep R. Muppidi

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Case analysis reveals community-led governance and epistemic autonomy in Dalit and indigenous women farmers, highlighting decentralized frameworks for epistemic justice.

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To theorize a community-engaged research framework based on complexity theory and participatory action research that centers marginalized indigenous knowledge systems.
Analyzed a four-decade collaboration between the Deccan Development Society and approximately 5,000 Dalit and indigenous women farmers in Telangana, India.
Applied complexity theory and participatory action research principles to village-level collective assemblies (sanghams).
Village assemblies functioned as self-governing bodies asserting community autonomy over agricultural land, seeds, food systems, and knowledge production.
Women established roles as primary co-researchers and community media creators through non-hierarchical information networks and distributed agency.
Established the framework of 'autonomy as counter-policy' to counteract technocratic policy agendas and advance epistemic justice.

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Sundeep R. Muppidi (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb68c5f706d05830e517d https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci15090630

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September 17, 2026Social SciencesOpen Access

Marginalized Voices, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Community Media: A Complexity Framework for Community-Engaged Research in Contentious Times

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Authors

SMSundeep R. Muppidi

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Overview

Case analysis reveals community-led governance and epistemic autonomy in Dalit and indigenous women farmers, highlighting decentralized frameworks for epistemic justice.

Key Points

To theorize a community-engaged research framework based on complexity theory and participatory action research that centers marginalized indigenous knowledge systems.
Analyzed a four-decade collaboration between the Deccan Development Society and approximately 5,000 Dalit and indigenous women farmers in Telangana, India.
Applied complexity theory and participatory action research principles to village-level collective assemblies (sanghams).
Village assemblies functioned as self-governing bodies asserting community autonomy over agricultural land, seeds, food systems, and knowledge production.
Women established roles as primary co-researchers and community media creators through non-hierarchical information networks and distributed agency.
Established the framework of 'autonomy as counter-policy' to counteract technocratic policy agendas and advance epistemic justice.

Cite This Study

Sundeep R. Muppidi (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aabb68c5f706d05830e517d https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci15090630

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