How many worlds are there? One, but also many: Decolonial theory, comparison, ‘reality’

IF 1.3 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Didier Zúñiga
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Contemporary political theory (CPT) has approached questions of plurality and diversity by drawing rather implicitly on anthropological accounts of difference. This was the case with the ‘cultural turn’, which significantly shaped theories of multiculturalism. Similarly, the current ‘ontological turn’ is gaining influence and leaving a marked impact on CPT. I examine the recent turn and assess both the possibilities it offers and the challenges it poses for decentering CPT and opening radical, decolonial avenues for thinking difference otherwise. I take Paul Nadasdy's critique of the ontological turn as an invitation to reflect on the methodological precepts that inform how the field frames the scope and limits of comparison. In pursuit of this, I examine the Zapatistas’ notion of a ‘world of many worlds’, which provides a way of approaching difference that captures the generative aspects of the ontological turn while avoiding the pitfalls of relativism and political inertia. I argue that the Zapatistas’ insights offer ethical guidance towards social and ecological thriving. Ultimately, my goal is to move CPT towards a more capacious form of making sense of what is out there in the world, and thus make room for better ways of inhabiting the Earth.
有多少个世界?一个,但也有多个:非殖民化理论、比较、"现实
当代政治理论(CPT)在探讨多元性和多样性问题时,相当隐晦地借鉴了人类学关于 差异的论述。文化转向 "就是这种情况,它极大地影响了多元文化理论。同样,当前的 "本体论转向 "正在产生越来越大的影响,并对欧洲防止酷刑中心产生了显著的影响。我研究了最近的转向,并评估了它为去中心化的欧洲防止酷刑组织以及为以其他方式思考差异开辟激进的、非殖民主义的途径所提供的可能性和带来的挑战。我以保罗-纳达斯迪对本体论转向的批判为契机,反思该领域如何确定比较的范围和限制的方法论戒律。为此,我研究了萨帕塔主义者的 "多世界的世界 "概念,它提供了一种处理差异的方法,既抓住了本体论转向的生成方面,又避免了相对主义和政治惰性的陷阱。我认为,萨帕塔主义者的见解为社会和生态的繁荣提供了伦理指导。归根结底,我的目标是推动 CPT 以一种更宽广的形式来理解世界上存在的一切,从而为更好地居住在地球上留出空间。
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期刊介绍: The European Journal of Political Theory provides a high profile research forum. Broad in scope and international in readership, the Journal is named after its geographical location, but is committed to advancing original debates in political theory in the widest possible sense--geographical, historical, and ideological. The Journal publishes contributions in analytic political philosophy, political theory, comparative political thought, and the history of ideas of any tradition. Work that challenges orthodoxies and disrupts entrenched debates is particularly encouraged. All research articles are subject to triple-blind peer-review by internationally renowned scholars in order to ensure the highest standards of quality and impartiality.
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