"Epistemic Disobedience": the de-colonial option and the meaning of identity in politics

Two interrelated theses sustain the argu­ment. First, identity IN politics (rather than identity politics) is a necessary course of thought and action in view of the iron cage of modern (e.g., European from Ma­chiavelli on) political theory. Insofar as modern political theory is—knowingly or not—rac...

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Main Author: Walter D. Mignolo
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense 2007-06-01
Series:Gragoatá
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Online Access:http://www.gragoata.uff.br/index.php/gragoata/article/view/277