1st Edition

Intersectional Decoloniality Reimagining International Relations and the Problem of Difference

By Marcos S. Scauso Copyright 2021
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This book assesses diverse ways to think about “others” while also emphasizing the advantages of decolonial intersectionality. The author analyzes a number of struggles that emerge among Andean indigenous intellectuals, governmental projects, and International Relations scholars from the Global North. From different perspectives, actors propose and promote diverse ways to deal with “others”. By... Read more

Introduction

1. Colonialisms in/for Bolivia and IR

2. Revolutionary Indianismo and the Universalization of an "Other"

3. Indianismo Amáutico and the Universalization of an "Other"

4. The Universalization of Evo Morales and Plurinationality

5. Post-structuralism as a Limited Western Ally

6. A Profession of Faith, Intersectional Decoloniality, and Beyond

7. The Problem of Difference and I.R.

Concluding Thoughts

Biography

Marcos S. Scauso is an Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Philosophy and Political Science at Quinnipiac University, USA. Previously, he was a research fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame, USA. His research lies at the intersection of International Relations and identity politics, with a concentration on indigenous voices in post-colonial Latin America and issues of intersectionality. He holds a PhD in Political Science, with a primary focus on International Relations and secondary interests in Political Theory, from the University of California, Irvine, USA. He has directed two research documentaries about indigenous activisms in Argentina and Bolivia, which inspired his current book project.