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Where have the logistics of express delivery services been—and where are they going?

Guide containing tips for declining door-to-door sales pitches, and information on the consumer's right to cancel if a purchase has been made. Reprinted July 1981.

Guide containing tips for declining door-to-door sales pitches, and information on the consumer's right to cancel if a purchase has been made. Reprinted April 1978.

ABSTRACTThis article explores some of the consequences of open access (OA) for scholars in the global South, centring on what constitutes their equal participation in the global circuit of knowledge production. Building on critical reflections by contributors to the 'Power Shifts' project within the From Poverty to Power blog, the limitations of the OA model are shown to be tied to a series of structural features characteristic of the twin systems of academic research and publishing. What the challenges faced by many scholars in the global South demonstrate is that 'openness', or inclusion in this format, is not yet the guarantee for equality that many had hoped. The article frames this as a systemic knowledge issue at a global scale that cannot be remedied by a simple reform to academic publishing. The article points to some creative efforts by scholars to forge alternative models for scholarly communication that move away from a marketized and restrictive model of knowledge production, and towards epistemic justice. The authors conclude that while OA represents a positive step forward in making knowledge a public good, it is no substitute for a more comprehensive rethink to pluralize our ways of knowing.

When we look at recent election campaigns in Europe or at the presidential elections in the United States, for example, we see that successful campaign concepts are always about voter mobilisation. Although the focus of the political debate in this regard is on the allocation of resources, the use of social media and television budgets, it is actually another question that is essential: how do we reach and target the right people? The answer to this question is as simple as it is old: face-to-face communication and personal conversation. In this respect, political parties based on a strong party structure are at an advantage: they generally possess vast databases full of contacts and further information details. The only challenge is to make good use of these resources.