International relations and the ‘Global South’

From epistemic hierarchies to dialogic encounters

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11184792
AutoresSiddharth Tripathi (0000-0002-4790-8468, University of Erfurt, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume42
Fascículo9
Páginas2039-2054
Data de publicação2021-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThird World Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0143-6597 • E-ISSN: 1360-2241
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01436597.2021.1924666
OpenAlexW3164244167
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas24
Referências citadas47

Asymmetries of power are not only a characteristic feature of today’s world order but also manifest in knowledge production in the discipline of international relations (IR). Even the use of the ‘Global South’ concept, which highlights one set of hierarchies in international politics, sometimes perpetuates them latently, instead of offering solutions to overcome them. From a critical pedagogy perspective, I explore whether engaging in a dialogue on the ‘Global South’ can facilitate an understanding of the structures and processes of knowledge production and the perpetuation of hierarchies in the discipline. The paper argues that such knowledge can be created with reference to Paolo Freire’s concept of dialogic encounters by using research designs deriving from participatory action research. The goal of this article is to contribute to making IR as a discipline more inclusive through the co-production of knowledge that incorporates marginalised voices across the Global North and the Global South

Action (physics · Citizen journalism · Dialogic · Epistemology · International relations · Knowledge management · Knowledge production · Order (exchange · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Critical and Liberation Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law