Permanent record · RIR–2074
Developing Non-Colonial Anticipatory Action Research Frameworks for Sustainable Future-Oriented Public Policy in Africa
The colonization of the future limits the ability of local communities to imagine and shape their own development trajectories. This research explores the application of non-colonial anticipatory action research to empower local knowledge production in African contexts.
How can non-colonial anticipatory action research frameworks be operationalized to support local community-led future planning?
Knowledge gap
What remains worth asking
The source suggests that conceptual frameworks for decolonizing the future exist, but it remains useful to test these in practical, field-based action research settings.
Potential contribution
Why it may matter
This work provides a foundation for more inclusive and representative future-oriented policy making in post-colonial contexts.
Academic placement
OECD fields and topic tags
Scope: Community-based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa. · Method signals: Participatory Action Research, Co-design workshops
Possible study pathways
One question, different levels
Futures studies and community development
Decolonial theory and anticipatory governance
Qualification signal
79/100
- Requires deep community engagement
- High ethical considerations for participatory research
- Open-access scholarly source and DOI metadata verified
Provenance
Research Idea Registry curation
- DOI and bibliographic metadata independently resolved
- Open-access status verified
- The research direction is transparently marked as AI-inferred
APA 7 source
Bourgeois, R., Karuri-Sebina, G., & Feukeu, K. E. (2022). The future as a public good: decolonising the future through anticipatory participatory action research. foresight, 26(4), 533-549. https://doi.org/10.1108/fs-11-2021-0225
Paper abstract and discussion context; AI-inferred direction
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