Traditional research has centered on the subjugation of indigenous and marginalized people, and comparative and international education (CIE) research is no different. Interest in challenging the long-held structures within the field of CIE has increased over the past decades. A growing number of authors and researchers are interested in a critical approach towards their subjects and have sought to decenter colonial structures perpetuated within modernity. And yet, modern implications of coloniality persist in every field of research. For a paradigm shift to occur, (post)coloniality and racial capitalism must be interrogated from multiple perspectives, positionalities, and cultural contexts.

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