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Approaches to Decolonizing Settler Colonialism: Examples from Canada

[working paper]

Kopp, Rita Theresa
Mannitz, Sabine

Corporate Editor
Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung

Abstract

Das Working Paper untersucht Ansätze der 'Dekolonisierung' in kanadischen Universitäten und Museen. Kanada zählt zu den auf Siedlerkolonialismus aufgebauten Staaten, die sich ihrer kolonialen Gewaltgeschichte und deren anhaltenden Implikationen ausdrücklich stellen; unter anderem mit Einrichtung ein... view more

Das Working Paper untersucht Ansätze der 'Dekolonisierung' in kanadischen Universitäten und Museen. Kanada zählt zu den auf Siedlerkolonialismus aufgebauten Staaten, die sich ihrer kolonialen Gewaltgeschichte und deren anhaltenden Implikationen ausdrücklich stellen; unter anderem mit Einrichtung einer Wahrheits- und Aussöhnungskommission, die Forschung, Dokumentation und die Entwicklung von konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen an Politik und Gesellschaft zum Ziel hatte. Die Kommission legte 2015 ihre Abschlussberichte sowie einen Katalog an Maßnahmen vor, die den Weg zu einem post-kolonialen Frieden im Land bereiten würden. Aber was bedeutet es, das Leben in einem Land zu 'dekolonisieren', das auf tiefgreifenden und nachhaltig wirksamen Strukturen des Siedlerkolonialismus aufgebaut wurde? Wie haben staatliche Institutionen auf diese Herausforderung reagiert? Die Universitäten und Museen, die das WP darauf hin anschaut, haben eine Schlüsselrolle in der Verbreitung von Narrativen und Bildern der gewaltvollen Vergangenheit für Gegenwart und Zukunft inne. Die Ergebnisse zeigen ein Spektrum von unterschiedlichen Ansätzen, das vor Augen führt, wie strittig und ambivalent das Anliegen der Dekolonialisierung ist.... view less


In this Working Paper, we analyse attempts at decolonizing domestic relations in place in Canadian universities and museums. Canada is among the settler colonial states that confront their violence history and its present implications, inter alia with systematic research and evidence based policy re... view more

In this Working Paper, we analyse attempts at decolonizing domestic relations in place in Canadian universities and museums. Canada is among the settler colonial states that confront their violence history and its present implications, inter alia with systematic research and evidence based policy recommendations: the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada issued a report about its 7-years' long work in 2015, and the Canadian government declared the willingness to push through what the TRC recommended as calls to action, to foster post-colonial peace in the country. But what does that actually imply in a country that was built on the deep intrusions of settler colonialism? How have state institutions reacted to the call? Universities and museums are key state institution when it comes to spreading narratives and images of the violent past for the present and the future. We found a spectrum of initiatives and institutions with varying degrees of commitment. The data and most different examples from the spectrum illustrate how contested and ambivalent decolonizing work remains to be.... view less

Keywords
Canada; decolonization; university; museum; post-colonialism; indigenous peoples; reparation

Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories

Document language
English

Publication Year
2022

City
Frankfurt am Main

Page/Pages
26 p.

Series
PRIF Working Papers, 58

DOI
https://doi.org/10.48809/PRIFWP58

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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