Decolonization and Social Worlds
Series editors: Alana Lentin, Western Sydney University, Australia, Ali Meghji, University of Cambridge, UK, Syed Farid Alatas, National University of Singapore and Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores, Texas Tech University, USA
Decolonial thought has been around since the birth of European colonialism in the 15th Century. However, sociology and the social sciences have mostly turned their back on this tradition, neglecting the social problems and empirical realities of decolonial thought, as well as the methodologies it adopts to study such social problems.
The Decolonization and Social Worlds series will provide a radical new platform for high quality monographs which respond to the call for a decolonial revolution in sociology and the social sciences. Taking us beyond the boundaries of Eurocentrism, this international series aims to expand the scope and imagination of the field.
Read the proposal guidelines.
Books in the series will explore what sociology, social sciences and decolonial thought can contribute to each other, in both theories and concepts as well as empirical-focused studies. Books will feature work from both established scholars and early career researchers, engaging in a wide range of subjects, including (but not limited to):
- Knowledge
- Forgotten scholars
- Globalization
- Social methods and methodologies
- Gender
- Sexualities
- Race
- Indigeneity
- Migration
- Culture
- Political Economy
- Health
- Ecology
We invite prospective authors to submit proposals for books of at least 60,000 words in length and we will be open to authored and edited volumes.
If you would like to discuss submitting a proposal, please email Ali Meghji (am2059@cam.ac.uk), Alana Lentin (a.lentin@westernsydney.edu.au), Syed Farid Alatas (alatas@nus.edu.sg) and Jairo I. Fúnez-Flores (Jairo.Funez@ttu.edu).
Editorial advisory board
- Olayinka Akanle, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Debbie Bargallie, Griffith University Australia
- Raewyn Connell, University of Sydney, Australia
- Stéphane Dufoix, Paris-Nanterre University, France
- Julian Go, University of Chicago, US
- Jose Itzigsohn, Brown University US
- João Marcelo Maia, Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazil
- Lena Moore, University of Cambridge UK
- Ifeanyi Onwuzuruigbo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Sujata Patel, Savitribai Phule Pune University and Umea University, India
- Xiaoying Qi, Australian Catholic University, Australia
- James Sidaway, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Vineeta Sinha, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Lana Tatour, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Meghan Tinsley, University of Manchester, UK
Critical Racial and Decolonial Literacies
Breaking the Silence
Combining critical race and indigenous theories, this collection explores critical racial literacy and anti-racist praxis in Australia's education system. Demystifying 'critical anti-racism praxis,' it advocates for multidisciplinary approaches, offering actionable ideas from educators across a range of disciplines.
White Supremacy and Racism in Progressive America
Race, Place, and Space
This book explores the connections between race, place and space, and their role in maintaining racial hierarchies. Focusing on White residents in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, it employs interviews, participant observation and content analysis to unveil the enduring racial inequality in this supposedly progressive area.
Coloniality and Meritocracy in Unequal EU Migrations
Intersecting Inequalities in Post-2008 Italian Migration
Connecting decolonial theory with Bourdieu’s class analysis, this book provides pioneering new insights into the social stratification of EU migrants and the relationships between neoliberalism, coloniality and European whiteness.