We show how the approach casts the nature of knowledge in design disciplines as based upon socially agreed criteria for what constitutes the realization of legitimate knowledge.
Therefore, our findings support the need to deconstruct notions of truth, evidence and legitimate knowledge in the health sciences, a task that could be well-supported by postcolonial theory [ 23, 26].
On the other hand, the RIVM's task and interest was to deliver scientifically legitimate knowledge products and, to achieve this, both the necessity of stakeholders' involvement and publication of the risk models should have been considered.
Do they see consumers as having legitimate knowledge and concerns that they need to be aware of, or do they write off consumers as a lay, ignorant public?
49 50 Congruency among these assumptions results in legitimate knowledge generation.
Despite interviewee familiarity with the idea of modelling, there was considerable debate about the extent to which the Sheffield model constituted legitimate knowledge that could inform decision-making and whether it should be considered 'evidence' (see table 1a).
Using images, product descriptions, and even other reviews, these "experts" look for an avenue to share their thoughts on whatever the business is doing, even if the customer lacks legitimate first-hand knowledge of what that is.
Encryption algorithms that use the same secret key for encryption and decryption (also known as block ciphers) allow confidential information to be protected and accessible only by legitimate parties who have knowledge of that secret key.
This is in line with the large body of scientific literature on barriers to, and facilitators of, effective knowledge exchange, with a strong bias towards research as the only legitimate source of knowledge, a linear view on knowledge exchange as diffusion with a limited focus on bilateral or multilateral interfaces [ 38].
