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Cultural blindness in the application of research results

Other Names:
Misapplication of research findings across cultures
Broader Problems:
Misapplication of research results
Lack of appreciation of cultural differences
Inappropriate projection of values onto other cultures
Related Problems:
Over-specialization in technology
Aggravates:
Socially inappropriate housing
Ineffectiveness of foreign aid
Inappropriate development policy
Inappropriate transfer of technology
Inappropriate modernization of agriculture
Inappropriate design of development projects
Inappropriate local administrative organization
Inappropriate management of development projects
Values:
Application
Blindness
Misapplication
Subject(s):
Action → Application
Culture → Culture
Economics → Resource utilization
Health Care → Blind, visually impaired
Research, Standards → Research
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
26.08.2019 – 17:15 CEST

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

About UIA

The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

Non-profit, apolitical, independent, and non-governmental in nature, the UIA has been a pioneer in the research, monitoring and provision of information on international organizations, international associations and their global challenges since 1907.

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