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Noks lands a killer 👊 by noting open knowledge =/= universal benefit (omicron discovery in SA), not all benefit #OASPA2026 so what is useful for society and who determines what is "useful" - we need to ask ourselves - yes if we open knowledge it benefits, but who? #openaccess #OASPA2026

? of legitimacy is tough: Can open practices build public confidence in knowledge producing institutions? @Natalilia Sokolovska - YES. Communication btw science and society is CENTRAL to this (SR: yes yes yes!) Very important to have effective science/society interface. #openaccess #OASPA2026

"Is openness alone enough to sustain the legitimacy of what we do as a knowledge producing/sharing/connecting society? How do we retain resilience/relevance?" #openscience #openaccess #OASPA2026

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Making knowledge more open so it can enhance contributions to society and solving global problems remains central - "open" knowledge has a moral dimension and raises questions about participation/legitimacy/power dynamics #openscience #openaccess #OASPA2026 @ersatzben.com

Malavika asking the question - how does open knowledge contribute to society? #OASPA2026 #openscience #openaccess first panel kicks off!

"Open is no longer enough. #OpenScience is made by communities - ppl make invisible infrastructure - this all relies on ppl - editors, researchers, libraries, developers." ~Jadranka Stojanovski – University of Zadar #OASPA2026 #OpenScience #OpenAccess

Iva Melinščak Zlodi @ University of Zagreb introducing the #openaccess footprint of Croatian research. "Less open and different open. Less gold, rich diamond footprint. We don't have RAP agreements - not much hybrid. Not much legal mandate for green."

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"Join minds to common mission to promote #openaccess open publishing. Where do we have shared common goals? Let's start there bf jumping into differences." @sofiewennstrom.bsky.social kicking off #OASPA2026

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Kicking off #OASPA2026 in Zagreb - #openaccess #openscience kicking off - gorgeous views and just the right size!

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

So proud of the @defendresearch.bsky.social team and our NINTH webinar this year with Rob Johnson and Research Consulting sharing their work on monitoring the real world impact of #censorship in academic research/publishing. #DefendResearch

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OASPA - The Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association @oaspa.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Learn about two more panels at #OASPA2026 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱? Moderator: Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 Moderator: Matt Buys @mattbuys.bsky.social Info us8.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/sh...

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Saw this on the way to the public library today. Can’t be real right? #moco #maryland #gasprices ⛽️

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#HigherEd #science #sciencesky #EduSky having difficulty complying w/ #openscience #openaccess mandates? Particularly as an #ECR or limited-funding researcher? Looking for a couple of panelists for a conference who can share their experience. DM me and share! #PublicHealth #publicPolicy

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@vkempe.bsky.social creative pockets of #resistance in scholarship: self publishing, covert seminars, disguising work, decouple scholarship from career, cultivate international connections #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

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Nazis very effective at coopting scientific societies: Spread ideology and effective focus groups to inform strategy. Seeing much of this now with funding cuts, #horseshoe #openscience #loyalty demands - #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

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? @vkempe.bsky.social - can #DemocraticCapital be transmitted thru preservation of civic scholarly associations #ScientificSocieties as "schools of democracy"? Can this work? Those group self select so maybe not... #censorship #AcademicFreedom @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

Those growing up in USSR did not understand how #democracy works - there were no democratic expertise/infrastructure/institutions - no #DemocraticCapital #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

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Articles published in USSR were accepted by editorial degree -- no #PeerReview. @vkempe.bsky.social didn't know about peer review until she left. She simply didn't know what it was bc she didn't experience. #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

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Scholars who engage beyond regime notice right away that work/data are missing from their own education/research. Ex was lack of psychometrics in psych edu in USSR. Based on paedology (which contradicts Marxist ideology) so wasn't taught. Banned as "a bourgeois reductionist science" #DefendResearch

If you found yourself in academia at all, you, by definition, aligned with regime priorities. You wouldn't have been able to get that far if you weren't aligned with the system. #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

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An important vector to remember in the ideology/action visual is TIME (which isn't pictured). If you're BORN into this paradigm, it's all you know. Strong cultural/social norms compel you to go along: #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

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MOST scholars kept their heads down, following w/o ??, adjusting field of study to stay under the radar. Dissent often meant death and was not an option for many. #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social l @vkempe.bsky.social y.social

Some completely denounced whole fields of science (famously Trofim Lysenko) who rejected genetics entirely given its perceived opposition to Marxist priorities. #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social l

Other folks tried to take the regime's values seriously to see how its priorities could show up in their actual research. Some tweaked their work to focus on methodology avoiding ideology entirely EG below: #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

VERY few ppl are in the top right quadrant -- highest risk. Andrey Sakharov most famous example of a dissident academic who spoke out at great personal cost. #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social

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What do ppl actually do in the context of autocratic regimes re: behavioral strategies by scholars/academics - 2 vectors alignment with the regime and ability to engage political dissent/support. See The Anti-Autocracy Handbook #censorship #AcademicFree #OpenScience @defendresearch.bsky.social

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Key characteristics of authoritarian impact in on research: 1. Resource limitation 2. information restriction 3. ideological interference @vkempe.bsky.social #Censorship #AcademicFreedom #OpenScience

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Kicking off "What can I really do" @defendresearch.bsky.social webinar w/ @vkempe.bsky.social speaking as a person born/came up in authoritarian USSR - and her journey as a researcher in that context. #Censorship #AcademicFreedom #OpenScience

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As our colleagues in the UK/EU always tell me, it's not "if" it's "when" re: #censorship and violating academic freedom across western democracies. Grateful to folks like @isaliba.bsky.social @vkempe.bsky.social @lewan.uk fighting the good fight overseas.

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Fantastic discussion - thank you @vkempe.bsky.social @lewan.uk and @defendresearch.bsky.social friends! Visit defendresearch.org to register for Aug 12 with Vera for part 2!

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

For those that want to keep their heads down bc they'r not affected are sliding into acceptance/political support. @vkempe.bsky.social Anti-autocracy handbook visual #DefendResearch #academicsky

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Sara Rouhi @rouhiroo.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Individual vs. Collectives - focus on individuals must shift to organizing/mobilizing. #NoKings marches are getting there, but not quite there yet. Key books and resources @lewan.uk #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience #AcademicSky #HigherEd #ScienceSky