Decolonising implementation science: a call for methodological pluralism.

Abstract

In this Viewpoint, we argue that the project to decolonise implementation science is an important and much needed endeavour, but should move beyond a focus on equity to a more disruptive decolonial approach that interrogates the field's methodological and epistemological foundations. Methodological pluralism in implementation science-one that integrates diverse ways of knowing-is not only more just, but also more effective and scientifically robust. Achieving this requires uncomfortable confrontation with the colonial architecture of academic research and accepted ways of knowing.