Non-Orthodox Decolonisation of Sociocultural Systems through Representational Frameworks of Cultural Heritage

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to verify the heritage-based approach as an instrumental framework for resolving structural contradictions within contemporary decolonization discourse. Methodology. The study applies an engineering-oriented analytical model that differentiates four layers of the decolonisation discourse: ontological, ideological, epistemic, and technological. The methodological toolkit combines critical rationalism, sceptical empiricism, and valorisation procedures (logo-heuristics, selection, description, validation, verification, critique). The outcomes of valorisation are hierarchy formation, structural differentiation of systemic shifts, and temporal calibration of sociocultural dynamics. Scientific noveltz. For the first time, through the application of a heritage-based approach, the key parameters of decolonisation discursive practices within the context of cultural-civilisational dynamics – negentropy and antifragility – are operationalised. Based on the results of the study, a matrix for the discursive calibration of decolonization is developed as a decision-making tool influencing the transformation of sociocultural systems. Unlike dominant interpretative and normative-ethical approaches in decolonisation studies, the proposed research conceptualises decolonisation not as a value position or discursive identity, but as a variable and complex sociocultural dynamic that requires instrumental calibration. The absence of operationalised parameters and decision-making models accounts for the non-falsifiability and practical inadequacy of a significant part of contemporary decolonisation approaches. The proposed matrix addresses this gap by shifting decolonisation discourse from the mode of moral legitimation to a regime of critical relevance, empirical verifiability, and the correct, objectified fixation of sociocultural transformations. Conclusions. The heritage-based framework proves effective for structuring rhizomatic sociocultural systems and recalibrating decolonisation discourse beyond moralised or activist paradigms. Museums are reconceptualised as epistemic laboratories capable of programming sociocultural reality through representational frameworks. This necessitates a transition from static positivist museology toward a processual epistemic ontology.