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In The Politics of Research, Chapter 7 of Information Liberation, Brian Martin stated “The work of professional researchers is strongly influenced by funding, disciplines, hierarchy, and competition.” I think the message Martin is trying to convey is that in order to carry out a formal research you will need funding from government or corporate agendas (in most cases).  The fact that researches are supported by funding, the researchers are restricted to follow the guideline  set  by the providers of funding, unlike university researches which are less targeted to specific outcomes and more freedom to be creative.  I fully support martin when he said “The corruptions of power associated with the expert establishments should be recognized.” And his proposition on to solve this problem with popularization was brilliant!