This open access book explores contemporary practices that challenge science arguing that this
matter cannot be simply disregarded as a new manifestation of anti-scientism. It scrutinizes
the processes through which knowledge claims refused by established institutions and the
scientific community seek legitimacy. Assuming an agnostic analytical stance it explores the
actors involved in such processes and their social worlds their interactions with epistemic
institutions and the ways in which they enact such refused knowledge in their daily lives.
Drawing on a three-year mixed-method research project this collection demonstrates how refused
knowledge can be seen as a distinct mode of knowing employed in response to the uncertainties
of everyday life. Thus it offers a deeper understanding not only of how refused knowledge
garners credibility but also of how knowledge at large - including scientific knowledge -
emerges from specific sociotechnical assemblages.
