Decolonizing political economy and postcolonial studies
Postmodernism as an epistemological project still reproduces a particular form of coloniality. A decolonial perspective requires a broader canon of thought that would require taking seriously the epistemic insights of critical thinkers from the global South. [ more ]
"Le Monde diplomatique" (Berlin) enjoys the view from Slovenia's presidential balcony; "Krytyka" debates genocide; "Osteuropa" compiles a green book on eastern Europe; "Vikerkaar" revisits the Bronze Soldier debate; "Merkur" is wary of the Left's use of opinion polls; "Roots" poses the Macedonian question; "L'Homme" thematizes caring and fighting women; and "Esprit" watches the world in a hurry.
(b.1970) is a military historian at the Hamburg Institute for Social Research.
Don't call the fight against terror a "war"
The trend in politics and the media to describe terrorist attacks on western centres, and the West's reaction to them, as "the new war" overlooks the historical and sociological features of this type of conflict. [more]
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