THE SOUTH IS THE BRAIN; THE WEST, THE ARMS: Quijano's concepts for thinking about IRs

Authors

  • Thaís Vieira Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Vinícius Henrique Mallmann Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18764/2178-2865.v28n1.2024.10

Keywords:

Coloniality of power and international relations, race and international relations, Racism and International Relations, Global South

Abstract

The objective of the article is to present the theory of the coloniality of power as a means of producing knowledge in International Relations, with the aim of mobilizing more academics to learn about and contribute to the theoretical area of IR and its developments from the Global South. Starting from a qualitative, descriptive and reflexivist approach, solidified arguments in the IR discipline were contrasted with the arguments presented by Aníbal Quijano in his various texts that deal with power, race, Eurocentrism and coloniality of power. In conclusion, the mainstream approach to IR still produces knowledge that finds limited support in the context of the Global South, which limits its operational capacity. The decolonial perspective, in this sense, is an  important theoretical construct for thinking about international relations from the South.

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Author Biographies

Thaís Vieira, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Doutora em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul e professora colaboradora voluntária no curso de Relações Internacionais na Universidade Federal de Goiás.

Vinícius Henrique Mallmann, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Professor Substituto do curso de Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Doutorando e Mestre em Ciência Política pelo programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política da UFRGS (PPGCP). Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pela mesma instituição. Editor Assistente da Revista Conjuntura Austral (ISSN 2178- 8839).

Published

2024-07-29

How to Cite

VIEIRA, Thaís; MALLMANN, Vinícius Henrique.
THE SOUTH IS THE BRAIN; THE WEST, THE ARMS: Quijano’s concepts for thinking about IRs
. Revista de Políticas Públicas, v. 28, n. 1, p. 181–201, 29 Jul. 2024 Disponível em: https://cajapio.ufma.br/index.php/rppublica/article/view/23968. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.