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Paths to Justice: A Decolonizing Global Response Through Knowledge Sharing and Inclusive Research Approaches

Anna S. CohenMiller https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6871-6898 [email protected] and Nettie BoivinView all authors and affiliations
Volume 25, Issue 3
https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086241249148

Abstract

With a focus on coalition building, inclusive research inquiry, and decolonial practices, this special issue delves into the complexities of forced colonization, emphasizing the importance of grassroots community involvement and knowledge sharing. Through a multidisciplinary lens, the articles within this issue explore various aspects of the conflict, offering innovative approaches to address the immediate and long-term impacts on affected populations. This collection serves as a call to action for scholars and practitioners to collaborate and advocate for justice-based solutions in the face of humanitarian crises.

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Biographies

Anna S. CohenMiller, PhD, is a TEDx speaker, multi-award-winning methodologist and educational leader, who specializes in arts-based research and innovative pedagogy to demystify research and empower individuals and communities around global issues of justice. She worked in Kazakhstan for eight years building research and educational capacity and is now a Full Professor at Nord University (Norway). Professor CohenMiller’s recent methodological textbooks include the award-winning, Questions in Qualitative Social Justice Research in Multicultural Contexts, Transformative Moments in Qualitative Research: Method, Theory, and Reflection, endorsed as a “must read!”, and the forthcoming Justice-Centered Mixed Methods Research.
Dr. Nettie Boivin is a distinguished researcher with expertise in gender equity, ethics, migration, food systems, and globalization and technology. Formerly an Associate Professor at Jyvaskyla University, Finland, they now serve on the Board of Directors for Food Secure Canada. Their international recognition stems from their groundbreaking work, including co-authoring the awarded book Questions in Qualitative Social Justice Research in Multicultural Contexts.
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