A Capabilitarian Participatory Paradigm: Methods, Methodologies and Cosmological Issues and Possibilities

Martinez Vargas, Carmen and Walker, Melanie and Cin, Melis and Boni, Alejandra (2022) A Capabilitarian Participatory Paradigm: Methods, Methodologies and Cosmological Issues and Possibilities. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 23 (1). pp. 8-29. ISSN 1945-2829

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Abstract

Meaningful participation of people as agents in development practice has been a central concern in capabilitarian scholarship and of Amartya Sen's own work, as a valuable freedom and functioning in itself. Yet, there has been limited attention until now about knowledge generation processes and who is fully included, despite a growing body of literature arguing for pluriversality and decolonial approaches against historical and geographical inequalities at many levels. The paper proposes that capabilitarian scholarship could be enriched by considering a pluriverse of methodological perspectives, building on the work already undertaken but taking it further to create multi-epistemic conversations. This paper explores why the methodological and cosmological – onto-epistemological – unexplored areas of participatory research in capabilitarian scholarship should be embedded in our research culture and practice for more inclusive, decolonial, methodologically challenging empirical strategies (beyond methods and methodologies) that will place those situated at the margins of epistemic divisions and conflicts in the centre of knowledge production and debates. To this end and adding to the debates, the paper first considers participatory projects reported on in the journal before presenting an original framing of a capabilitarian participatory paradigm. The paper further proposes some principles that underpin its operationalisation.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? capabilitarianparticipatory researchdecolonialitycommunity voicespluriverseparadigm‌anthropology ??
ID Code:
163409
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Deposited On:
14 Dec 2021 10:10
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Yes
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