Una llamada desde el Sur Global a revisar la investigación participativa en clave de justicia en “Democratising Participatory Research”

Abstract

Carmen Martínez Vargas's book entitled "Democratising Participatory Research: Pathways to Social Justice from the South" is an invitation from the Global South, in this case from South Africa, to rethink the way of producing knowledge. In the book, she calls on universities to open up the generation of knowledge to society, democratising processes so that the knowledge of those on the margins is incorporated. To this end, the author proposes the "democratic capabilities research", inspired by the Capabilities Approach to generate knowledge in a more democratic way. The book is highly recommended for those universities and research staff who want to reflect on their research practices from a social justice perspective. It is also an invitation to reconsider how we do participatory research in light of our Western biases.