Uncomfortable truths in international development: approaches to the decolonization of knowledge in development practice

Authors

  • Sarah Cummings
  • Bruce Boyes
  • Jorge Chavez-Tafur
  • Peterson Dewah
  • Charles Dhewa
  • Srividya Harish
  • Ann Hendrix-Jenkins
  • Gladys Kemboi
  • David Ludwig
  • Rocio Sanz
  • Thomas Senaji
  • Denise Senmartin
  • Stacey Young

Keywords:

knowledge management, knowledge management for development, coloniality, justice, development organizations, international development, journals, practical wisdom, indigenous knowledge, local knowledge, evaluation

Abstract

This Special Issue comprises two poems, 9 papers, two case studies, and one tool, blending abstract concepts with practical initiatives to decolonize knowledge. Drawing from the discussions on 'Uncomfortable truths in development' from within the Knowledge Management for Development (KM4Dev) community and enriched by a diverse array of perspectives, this issue shows how a range of development organizations and institutes are currently undertaking decolonization in development practice, dismantling entrenched, unequal patterns of knowledge creation and use. 

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2023-08-21

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Vol. 17 No. 1/2 (2023): Uncomfortable truths in international development: approaches to the decolonization of knowledge from development practice, policy and research

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