Indigenisation of Psychology: The Concept and its Practical Implementation

Le concept, souvent mal compris, de psychologie indigoène est examiné dans une perspective de méta-discipline, qu'autorise une étude de psychologie sociale interculturelle. On discutera de l'accent mis sur un aspect comme étant inexact dans les faits, théoriquement trompeur et politiquement dangereux.
The often misunderstood concept of indigenous psychologies is examined from the meta-discipline perspective afforded by a social-psychological study of the science. Motivation underlying the indigenisation movement, semantic difficulties with the concept, and models for indigenisation of the discipline are examined. The commonly accepted building-block approach is of increasing numbers of indigenous contributions leading to an emerging indigenous psychology. An alternative, but often overlooked approach, is of autochthonous discipline development leading to increasing numbers of seasoned researchers creatively pursuing culturally relevant research. Both approaches are intertwined and necessary for a more encompassing definition and understanding of the indigenisation process. An overview of the required elements for this broader definition indicate the need for simultaneous pursuit of research in the local culture and autochthonous discipline development, demands that can place the researcher in an essential tension.