Decolonial Approaches and Fieldwork: Theory and Practice












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            <tr> <th style="background:#f4dede; color:#7a0000; text-align:left; padding:16px; width:28
            bottom:3px solid #b40000;"> Leading university: </th> <td style="padding:16px; border-bott
            #b40000;"> Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="back

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            leader: </th> <td style="padding:16px; border-bottom:3px solid #b40000;"> Kateřina Fuksová
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            Participating<br>universities: </th> <td style="padding:16px;"> Charles University, Univer
            University of Warsaw, EHESS </td> </tr> </table>


            The project consists of interconnected workshops designed to equip students with both a cr
            understanding of Europe’s multilayered realities and the practical skills needed to conduc

            in sensitive sociopolitical environments. It brings together theoretical debates on decolo
            production with hands-on training in culturally sensitive and ethically grounded fieldwork
            this combination, the initiative seeks to prepare students to navigate diverse and sometim

            European contexts while safeguarding their mental and emotional well-being during research

            It encourages researchers to approach contemporary issues critically, ethically, and with 

            their own resilience. Two workshops are organised as part of the project. First one focuse
            complexity, the persistence of East–West dichotomies, and the epistemic hierarchies shapin
            about the continent. The second workshop offers practical training in fieldwork methodolog

            positionality, and ethical engagement with marginalized or trauma-affected communities.

            The project will culminate in the creation of openly accessible didactic material for stud

            and supervisors. This resource will synthesize the risks associated with field research fo
            researchers and researched populations, reflect the insights and discussions of the worksh
            a foundation for future training across partner institutions in Central Europe.