Institutional Ethnography Beyond Western Contexts

Founded by Dorothy E. Smith in the early 1980s in British Columbia, Canada, IE has evolved over the past four decades, transcending boundaries of language, region, and culture. Its development is actively influenced and transformed by scholars, institutions, governments, and digital networks across diverse local contexts.

For transnational knowledge to thrive, it often requires translation and adaptation to align with the specific historical, linguistic, and cultural norms of the host country. As IE navigates this process of localization in its global journey, new insights and methodologies emerge.

This session invites participants from non-Western societies to share and reflect on their experiences in localizing IE. What can we learn from their approaches to applying IE within their distinct contexts?