- Title
- Decolonisation and South African Psychology research 30 years after democracy
- Creator
- Macleod, Catriona I, Du Plessis, Ulandi, Mogonong, Laurah
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- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2024
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/460955
- Identifier
- vital:76069
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00812463241267715
- Description
- On the occasion of 30 years of South African democracy, we reflect on the current state of Psychology research in South Africa. We conducted a situational analysis of all papers appearing in the South African Journal of Psychology (SAJP) and abstracts in PsycINFO with the keyword ‘South Africa’ over the last 5 years and compared the results with a previous review that used the same methodology. Findings show an increase in papers using ‘hard’ science approaches and a decrease in systems-oriented theories. Assessment remains a major topic. While COVID-19 and climate change featured, there remains a lack of or low focus on several key psycho-social issues experienced by South Africans. People living in poorer provinces and young and older people are under-represented in knowledge production. Collaborations or comparisons with other African or South American countries have decreased. Positively, production is being spearheaded by South African scholars or people affiliated with South African institutions. Using a decolonising lens that foregrounds epistemic justice, we conclude that substantial work remains to be done for knowledge production in South African Psychology to fulfil the decolonising imperative of distributive epistemic justice.
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- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Journal of Psychology, Macleod, C.I., du Plessis, U. and Mogonong, L., 2024. Decolonisation and South African Psychology research 30 years after democracy. South African Journal of Psychology, p.00812463241267715, South African Journal of Psychology volume 2024 number 1 2024 2078-8208
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