Decolonizing Urban Planning Research in Global South: A Call for Shifting the Gaze
Given that urban planning has served colonial and imperialist purposes, this commentary explores the existing challenges for early-career researchers conducting research designed in the Global North and carried out in/on the Global South. We offer a series of questions and provocations as an invitation to colleagues facing similar dilemmas to reflect on their own research from a decolonial methodological critique (theory, practice, and politics). We aim to broaden the questions that should be asked when choosing to study marginalized communities, with the hope that these reflections can shift the gaze and move research toward more just and rewarding practices.
Authors
- Tara Saharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8042-6348)
- Lakshmi Priya Rajendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4974-4663)
- Lorena Melgaço (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1363-8014)
- Luana Xavier Pinto Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0600-1667)
Institutions
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Lund University (SE)
- University College London (GB)
- University of Coimbra (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Planning Education and Research
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456x251325150
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 24.71
Funders
- UK Research and Innovation
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Governo Brasil
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek