Beyond Colonialism, Development and Globalization: Social Movements and Critical Perspectives

Dominique Caouette (Curatore)

Dip Kapoor (Curatore)

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2015

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.

• Curatore: Dominique Caouette, Dip Kapoor
• Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Anno: 2015
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 304 p.
• Dimensioni: 222 x 143 mm
• EAN: 9781783605859

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