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Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization
Social Movements and Critical Perspectives
Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization
Social Movements and Critical Perspectives
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Development studies is in a state of flux. A new generation of scholars has come to reject what was once regarded as accepted wisdom, and increasingly regard development and globalization as part of a continuum with colonialism, premised on the same reductionist assumption that progress and growth are objective facts that can be fostered, measured, assessed and controlled. Drawing on a variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches, this book explores the ways in which social movements in the Global South are rejecting Western-centric notions of development and modernization, as well as creating their own alternatives.
By assessing development theories from the perspective of subaltern groups and movements, the contributors posit a new notion of development 'from below', one in which these movements provide new ways of imagining social transformation, and a way out of the 'developmental dead end' that has so far characterized post-development approaches. Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization therefore represents a radical break with the prevailing narrative of modernization, and points to a bold new direction for development studies.
Table of Contents
Part I: Indigenous and Peasant Movement Perspectives
2. Subaltern Social Movement Post-Mortems of Development in India: Rural Dispossession, Trans-local Activism and Subaltern Re-visitations - Dip Kapoor
3. Democratic Hopes, Neoliberal Transnational Government(re)ality: Grounded Social Movements and the Defence of Communal Natural Resources in Ghana - Jonathan Langdon
4. Indigenous Movement Politics in Bolivia: Forging New Citizens of a Plurinational and Decolonized State - Stéphanie Rousseau
Part II: Acting across Borders
5. What are Peasants Saying about Development? La Vía Campesina and Food Sovereignty - Annette Aurélie Desmarais
6. Debunking the Productivist Myth: Food Sovereignty Movements - Eric G. Chaurette and Beatriz Oliver
7. Neoliberal Immigration and Temporary Foreign Worker Programs in a Time of Economic Crisis: Local/Global Struggles - Aziz Choudry
8. Working for a Day Off: Advocating for the Rights of Migrant Women in Southeast Asia - Michele Ford and Lenore Lyons
9. The Alter-globalization Movement: A New Humanism? The Case of the World Social Forum - Kléber Ghimire
Part III: Reflections on Critical Knowledge, Culture and Pedagogy
10. Liberating Development from the Rule of an Episteme - Dia Da Costa
11. Neoliberal Globalization as the Settler Colonialism the Remix: Centring Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence - Sandy Grande and Naadli (Todd Ormiston)
12. Globalization, Culture and Development: Perspectives on Africa - Ali A. Abdi
13. Learning, Knowledge and Action in Social Movements - Brian K. Murphy
14. Conclusion - Dominique Caouette
Product details
| Published | Dec 15 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781783605842 |
| Imprint | Zed Books |
| Dimensions | 9 x 5 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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