On 26th June 2025 IACD hosted a Global Community Development Researchers' Forum Meeting on Decolonising Research: Principles for Evolving a Participatory Praxis.

The session's focus was on how participatory research automatically may not lead to decolonisation. Instead, it argued that decolonisation requires a fundamental transformation of research paradigms, acknowledging the ongoing impact of colonisation on knowledge, power, and institutions. Drawing on anti-colonial thinkers, the presentation outlined key principles for decolonial research praxis, aiming to dismantle Global North dominance and facilitate new knowledge systems. 

The presentation drew from resources, available at

A SIndhanai on Monitoring and Evaluation

Decolonising Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive Debates through the lens of Anti-colonial epistemology

Speakers: Pradeep Narayanan, and Tarini Shipurkar. Affiliated with Praxis Institute for Participatory Practices, India and Sindhanai Team

The recording of the session is now available on our YouTube Channel.