Pluriversal Methods: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Approaches
Volume 1 of the Pluriversal Methods Booklet Series
The Pluriversal Methods Forum, led by DECOLAB at The Bartlett School of Architecture, invites contributions to the first volume of an evolving Pluriversal Methods Booklet Series.
At a time when research practices are increasingly shaped by standardisation, metrics, and procedural frameworks, this initiative seeks to create space for alternative, situated, and plural approaches to research. It recognises that methods are not neutral tools, but are deeply embedded in questions of power, positionality, context, and knowledge production.
This first volume, Pluriversal Methods: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Approaches, focuses on methods that challenge dominant assumptions about how research should be designed, conducted, and communicated. It aims to foreground practices that are often marginalised, overlooked, or difficult to accommodate within conventional methodological frameworks.
What are we looking for?
We invite contributions that introduce a method, approach, or practice that expands how research can be understood and undertaken.
This may include (but is not limited to):
We are particularly interested in methods that:
Submission format
Please submit a short methods note (500–750 words) including:
Submissions should be written in a clear and accessible style, suitable for a cross-disciplinary audience.
About the series
This call forms part of the Pluriversal Methods Booklet Series, an evolving set of curated publications that will explore diverse research practices across themes and contexts. Contributions received through this call will inform the first volume, with future editions building on emerging conversations and collaborations.
What will contributors receive?
Timeline
How to submit
Please send your contribution to: decolab.futures@gmail.com