Department of Politics and International Relations
Luqman Muraina
Research
Title of Research:
Towards Decolonising Development Studies: Teaching Informed by Alternative Development Epistemologies in Nigerian Universities
Brief overview of research topic:
The research problematizes Development Studies (DS) teaching & learning in Nigeria concerning the subject’s Eurocentric foundations and the establishment and development of higher education in Nigeria and Africa on Western/imperial ‘developmental’ frames. The study answers this broad question - ‘How do critical development scholars in the Nigerian academy reflect on alternative development worldviews/epistemologies in teaching and how does it inform DS decolonisation?’. The study’s methodological outlook adopts a critical qualitative research inquiry and collects multiple ethnographic data, such as ethnographic interviews, observations, field notes, and documentary information. The project would contribute to rethinking development teaching in Nigeria and globally and fill a (practical-)knowledge gap concerning DS decolonisation and the employment of alternative epistemologies including African-based perspectives.
