Introduction to Symposia: Unsettling and Decolonizing Knowledge Production in Policy Studies – Moving Towards Radically Transformative Research Justice

This is an Introduction to a Special Issue Binish Ahmed Guest Edited for the Critical Policy Studies Journal.

"Unsettling and Decolonizing Knowledge Production in Policy Studies – Moving Towards Radically Transformative Research Justice," delves into the journey of decolonizing policy research. An Asian Indigenous Kashmiri cis-woman scholar, Ahmed shares personal experiences and the collective efforts that shaped this work, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous, anti-colonial methodologies in policy studies. The symposium features papers that challenge traditional, Eurocentric approaches, advocating for methods that prioritize marginalized voices and address structural inequities. Ahmed calls for radical transformation in knowledge production in policy studies using an embodied approach to knowledge production, illustrating the necessity of decolonization in the field of Policy Studies, Critical Policy Studies and academia generally.