The Epistemological Break: Redefining Participatory Research in Capabilitarian Scholarship

In putting together this special issue of “Epistemological Break: Redefining participatory research in capabilitarian scholarship”, we wanted to push at the (decolonial) boundaries of participatory research. Our intention was not to make claims about a perfect version or understanding but rather to encourage a debate about participatory research, and how there is a variety of practices which may be more or less oriented to transformative education processes, relationships and flourishing. Therefore, this special issue builds on the developing literature on participatory research and capabilities (for example, Walker and Boni 2020; Martinez-Vargas 2022; Mkwananzi, Cin, and Marovah 2021)...