Race and Decoloniality

IASH proudly hosted 'The Institute Project on Decoloniality 2021-2024 (IPD '24), a three-year project examining a variety of topics centred on decoloniality, which came to an end in 2024. IPD '24 augmented ongoing work by RACE.ED, UncoverED, the Centre for African Studies, the Centre for South Asian Studies, the Edinburgh Centre for Global History and many others.

A collage of three pictures from the Institute Project on Decoloniality. The first shows an abstract figure in a black cape wearing a white hat. The second shows a woman sitting on a throne. She is holding a chicken and egg in one hand and a stick in the other. The third image shows an abstract painting of various shapes and colors.

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Alongside IPD'24, the Decolonised Transformations Project at the University of Edinburgh was formed to move beyond description and deliberation of racial inequality towards action and institutional transformation. The Research and Engagement Working Group (REWG) has been commissioned by Principal Peter Mathieson to develop an academic report on the University’s historical links to the histories of slavery, colonialism and the production of racial science, and produce evidence-based recommendations to address structural racism at the University of Edinburgh today. Four Research Fellows were appointed to work with the REWG, all hosted at IASH and contributing to our community. The Fellows were Dr Mishka Sinha, Dr Yarong Xie, Dr Simon Buck and Dr Ian Stewart.

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