Decolonial Psychology

This cutting-edge book re-imagines what a truly decolonial psychology could look like. It explores questions of what counts as psychological knowledge and whose knowledge is valid, and who controls the production of knowledge in psychology. The book builds on the expanding knowledge base in decolonial psychology to meaningfully address the varied social and psychological trajectories of decolonization and liberation.

Featuring a wide range of international contributors, the book is grounded in an ethic of inclusion and includes contributions from researchers as well as contributions from those who engage in decolonial work outside of academia. It considers how the discipline of psychology could be transformed and how it can embrace a decolonial resistance with ideas about justice, freedom and liberation. Drawing together a variety of expertise and ways of knowing that centers psychological research from the Global South, the book explores how we can decolonise the field and curriculum of psychology, imagining new future possibilities for the discipline.

Accessibly and compellingly written, this will be essential reading for students and researchers interested in decolonising psychology. It will be especially relevant for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of cultural psychology, social psychology, community psychology, as well as researchers, psychologists and activists working with marginalized communities looking for ways to produce socially just knowledge.