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

Autores/as

  • 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

Palabras clave:

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

Resumen

Ce Numéro Spécial comprend deux poèmes, neuf articles, deux études de cas et un outil, mêlant des concepts abstraits à des initiatives concrètes, tous guidés par l'éthique de démantèlement des paradigmes de connaissance ancrés. Puisant dans le discours sur les 'Vérités inconfortables dans le développement' au sein de la communauté Knowledge Management for Development (KM4Dev) et enrichi par une diversité de perspectives, cette compilation dévoile les couches complexes de la décolonisation. Au cœur de notre enquête se trouvent les dynamiques de pouvoir - une investigation approfondie des nuances de la redistribution du pouvoir et du potentiel de transformation d'une connaissance équitable, perturbant les schémas établis d'inégalité des connaissances.

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2023-08-21

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Vol. 17 Núm. 1/2 (2023): Uncomfortable truths in international development: approaches to the decolonization of knowledge from development practice, policy and research

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