Decolonizing European Sociology builds on the work challenging the androcentric, colonial and ethnocentric perspectives eminent in mainstream European sociology by identifying and describing the processes at work in its current critical transformation. Divided into sections organized around themes like modernity, border epistemology, migration and 'the South', this book considers the self-definition and basic concepts of social sciences through an assessment of the new theoretical developments, such as postcolonial theory and subaltern studies, and whether they can be described as the decolonization of the discipline. With contributions from a truly international team of leading social scientists, this volume constitutes a unique and tightly focused exploration of the challenges presented by the decolonization of the discipline of sociology.
| ISBN: | 9780754678724 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 2010 |
| Author: | Encarnación Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Manuela Boatca, Sérgio Costa |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 269 pages |
| Series: | Global Connections |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Migration, immigration and emigration Ethnic studies Colonialism and imperialism Sociology Anthropology |