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Africa Knows! It is time to decolonise minds

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Accepted Paper: E33-04. To panel E33.

Title of paper:

Authors:

Dorothea Hilhorst (Erasmus University Rotterdam);

Marie Rose Bashwira (Centre de recherche et d'expertise en Genre et développement (CREGED));

Claude Iguma (ISDR-Bukavu).

Long abstract paper:
Development studies has been engaging for decades in discussions on participatory research, and more recently on decolonizing development studies. However, these discussions have largely bypassed research in so-called 'dangerous areas' or 'red zones'. In these areas it is often assumed that 1) participatory methods cannot be done in conflict-ridden areas and 2) that local knowledge actors are lacking or lack in capacities to be full partners. This presentation details of different experiences and outlines how participatory research can be successful. At the same time, it yields some lessons that may be relevant to research elsewhere.