Ngopi as Methodology
Reclaiming Indonesian Practices for Knowledge Co-Creation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19479100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Af’idatul Husniyah (0000-0002-3241-4502, State University of Malang, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-19 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Qualitative Methods (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1609-4069 • E-ISSN: 1609-4069 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/16094069261420736 |
| OpenAlex | W7133259049 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 28 |
This paper proposes Ngopi —the culturally embedded practice of informal coffee gatherings—as a decolonial methodology for qualitative research in the Indonesian context. Grounded in everyday social interactions, Ngopi offers a space for organic, trust-based conversations that reflect local ways of knowing, sharing, and co-creating knowledge. Unlike Western extractive models of data collection that often impose rigid researcher-participant boundaries, Ngopi operates through relationality, fluidity, and mutual exchange. As a decolonial approach, it challenges dominant paradigms by centering a culturally embedded practice within Indonesia and honoring the lived experiences, language, and social rhythms of participants. Through Ngopi , this paper argues for a methodological shift that not only reclaims local traditions of knowledge-making but also repositions them as legitimate, rigorous, and vital in the landscape of global research practices
Ethnography · Grounded theory · Indonesian · Lived experience · Participant observation · Qualitative research · Social practice · Space (punctuation) · Traditional knowledge · African cultural and philosophical studies · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
Decolonial Research Methodologies
Decolonising qualitative research with respectful, reciprocal, and responsible research practice
Talanoa Research Methodology
Building reciprocal relationships through decolonial practices in academic research
Developing coffee culture among indonesia’s middle-class
Indonesian Coffee Culture and Heritage
Culture and Customs of Indonesia
Combatting Challenges to Establishing Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research
Freeing ourselves from neo-colonial domination in research
Colonialism and Hegemony in Latin America
Situating decolonial strategies within methodologies-in/as-practices
Unsettling the Coloniality of Being/Power/Truth/Freedom
Decolonizing Methodologies
Liming as Black Methodology
Exploring Liming and Ole Talk as a Culturally Relevant Methodology for Researching With Caribbean People
Uncomfortable interviews
Charlas y Comidas
Developing African oral traditional storytelling as a framework for studying with African peoples
Conducting in-depth interviews with and without voice recorders
Rethinking Globalization
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |