Who Owns Our Knowledge: Exploring Knowledge Sovereignty in the Age of Open Access

"The global movement toward open access promises to make research universally available—but it also raises profound questions about equity, control, and power. For many scholars and institutions in the Global South, the push for openness intersects with longstanding struggles over knowledge sovereignty: the right to produce, own, and disseminate knowledge on one’s own terms.

This webinar moderated by Sara Rouhi, Director of Open Science and Publishing Innovation at AIP Publishing, examines the tensions between the ideals of open access and the realities of global research systems still shaped by economic and linguistic hierarchies. Can openness and sovereignty coexist—or even reinforce one another? Through critical perspectives from across regions, our speakers will explore emerging pathways toward a more equitable and pluralistic scholarly communications ecosystem. Join us to rethink what “open” really means when knowledge, power, and geography meet."