Introduction To The Special Issue: Scientific Knowledge, Heterogeneous Knowledge And Peace Building:Towards A Research Agenda On Knowledge Governance And Policies In Peace Transitions

How can relations between heterogeneous knowledge-including scientific knowledge-be more profitable to the aim of post-conflict peace? After a literature review, we tackle this question building on the concept of epistemic diversity. We propose a comprehensive analytical heuristic, grounded on previews academic encounters, using the following categories: i) knowledge profiting and management levels, ii) knowledge types at interplay, and iii) knowledge products for peace. We discuss the articles in this special issue in this light, finding some landmarks for a research agenda on the topic: i) expanding the scholarly reflection on knowledge for or about peace; ii) deepening the understanding of phenomena taking place in the interaction between science and other types of knowledge, specifically addressing the repertoires, fields, levels and encounter modes taking place, and iii) nurturing the theoretical base on governance of heterogeneous knowledges in transformative contexts, paying special attention to STI policy theory and practice.