Ethics, Discourse, or Rights? A Discussion about a Decolonizing Project in Planning

摘要

Recent discussions about the complicity of mainstream western planning with colonialism raise questions regarding what it means to decolonize planning theory and practice. In this article, I examine some of the lines of argument permeating these theoretical debates focusing on the apparent tension between scholars who understand a decolonization of planning in ethical and discursive terms, and those who emphasize Indigenous rights and recognition. I conclude that a decolonized planning discipline and practice demands ethical, discursive, and institutional transformations. I also advance ideas regarding the challenges of moving beyond individual, self-reflexive change toward a broader understanding of decolonization in planning.