Articles | Volume 79, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-79-259-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-79-259-2024
Forum contribution
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20 Aug 2024
Forum contribution |  | 20 Aug 2024

Research without researchers: southern theory critique of research practices

Nipesh Palat Narayanan

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The paper outlines the need for discussing and analysing the locations from which the research questions and concerns arise. Using these arguments, the paper postulates a more inclusive future for geography. Moving away from universal theory or global research, the paper argues for plurality and pluriversal (as opposed to universal) politics.