This paper serves as both a critique and an expansion on the central tenets of post-development by engaging the ongoing debate about its heterogeneous nature. To do so it relies on relevant literature in post-development, mainstream development, decoloniality, and post-coloniality, as well as prominent critiques related to these. By doing this it becomes possible to create an ideation of non-imperialist development theory. This is also done to provide a definitive answer around the overall positionality of post-development, as well as provide it with a normative framework with which to tackle issues of globalization and integration within a decolonizing prerogative. In doing so it became possible to redefine development away from its mainstream economic roots and theorize a democratized response to its major issues.
 
Evidence for practice:

• The aim of this research paper is to make practitioners and academics think critically about the conceptual framework of development, in doing so, it proposes a new ideation of development as agency.
• Practitioners and academics, employing this notion of development should avail to support local and grassroots initiative, without interfering in their agendas.
• Post-colonial notions of development should critically assess the position of the practitioner vis-à-vis their subjects.

​Keywords: post-development, decoloniality, postcolonialism, modernity, grassroots movements, coloniality

Citation: Viergever, T. (2021). Decolonizing Development: Bridging the Gap between Post-Development, Post-Colonialism, and Decoloniality. Public Note, 8

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