Recent discussions about the complicity of mainstream western planning with colonialism raise questions regarding what it means to decolonize planning theory and practice. In this article, I examine some of the lines of argument permeating these theoretical debates focusing on the apparent tension between scholars who understand a decolonization of planning in ethical and discursive terms, and those who emphasize Indigenous rights and recognition. I conclude that a decolonized planning discipline and practice demands ethical, discursive, and institutional transformations. I also advance ideas regarding the challenges of moving beyond individual, self-reflexive change toward a broader understanding of decolonization in planning.

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