Abstract
Reactivity is usually seen as a problem in the human sciences. In this paper I argue that in emancipatory activist research, reactivity can be an important tool. I discuss one example: the aim of mental decolonisation in indigenous activist research. I argue that mental decolonisation can be understood as the act of replacing harmful looping effects with new, emancipatory ones.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 65 |
| Journal | EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 14 Nov 2022 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
| Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Funding
An early version of this article was presented in the workshop Reactivity in Social Research in Bergen in 2020. I would like to thank the participants, the editors of this topical collection, and two anonymous referees for useful comments and suggestions. I am particularly grateful to Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen for some very useful comments. Any errors that remain are my own. Funding for this research was provided by the Academy of Finland (Grant No. 316695). An early version of this article was presented in the workshop Reactivity in Social Research in Bergen in 2020. I would like to thank the participants, the editors of this topical collection, and two anonymous referees for useful comments and suggestions. I am particularly grateful to Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen for some very useful comments. Any errors that remain are my own. Funding for this research was provided by the Academy of Finland (Grant No. 316695).
Keywords
- Emancipation
- Human kinds
- Indigenous activist research
- Looping effects
- Mental decolonisation
- Reactivity
- Social categories
- Social kinds
Publication forum classification
- Publication forum level 2
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Philosophy
- History and Philosophy of Science