Knowledges Born in the Struggle: Constructing the Epistemologies of the Global South

There is no global social justice without global cognitive justice. The Global South consists of a constellation of knowledges born in the social struggles against capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy. Herein lies the foundation for an alternative way of thinking of alternatives.

Author: Boaventura de Sousa Santos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/04/2019
Pages: 254
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780367362072

About the Author

Boaventura de Sousa Santos is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and Distinguished Legal Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA). He has written extensively on globalization, sociology of law and the state, epistemology, and social movements. His most recent publication is The End of the Cognitive Empire: The Coming of Age of Epistemologies of the South (2018).

Maria Paula Meneses, a Mozambican scholar, is currently principal researcher at the Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. At the heart of her research interests are the relations between knowledges, power, and societies. Her most recent book is Mozambique on the Move: Challenges and Reflections (with Sheila Khan and Bjorn Bertelsen 2018).