Decolonizing methodologies: research and indigenous peoples. Wilson, C. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2013.
Decolonizing methodologies: research and indigenous peoples [pdf]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
“Research” is probably one of the dirtiest words in the indigenous world’s vocabulary. This line, from the introduction to Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s book Decolonizing Methodologies, sets the scene for an extensive critique of Western paradigms of research and knowledge from the position of an indigenous and “colonised” Mäori woman. Tuhiwai Smith’s book challenges traditional Western ways of knowing and researching and calls for the “decolonization” of methodologies, and for a new agenda of indigenous research. According to Tuhiwai Smith, “decolonization” is concerned with having “a more critical understanding of the underlying assumptions, motivations and values that inform research practices”.

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