Pluriverse – The Dictionary

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Pluriverse A Post-Development Dictionary (pdf)


This Post-Development Dictionary speaks to a time when the great twentieth-century political models – liberal representative democracy and state socialism – have become incoherent and dysfunctional forms of governance, even if achieving welfare and rights for a few. Accordingly, the book opens with some reflections on the development idea, drawing on the experience of a scholar-activist from each continent – Antarctica aside. These are the voices of Nnimmo Bassey (Africa), Vandana Shiva (Asia), Jose Maria Tortosa (Europe), Phil McMichael (North America), Kirk Huffman (Oceania), and Maristella Svampa (South America).

Some Comments on this Book

  • In this essential compendium, diverse visionaries offer both answers and inspirations. — Paul Raskin, founding president of the Tellus Institute
  • In a critical time for humanity, this volume fills a need in our knowledge. — John Foran, climate activist
  • An experimental vocabulary in movement about what comes after and beyond the trap of ‘development’. — Verónica Gago, Universidad Nacional de San Martin, Buenos Aires
  • This compilation of ideas and practices helps us to rethink development.— Diana Gómez, anthropologist, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá
  • A much welcome contribution to debates on development. — Raquel Gutiérrez Aguilar, author of The Rhythm of the Pachakuti
  • A look at the remarkable spectrum of experiences, proposals and radical knowledge that challenge the contemporary crisis of civilization. — Edgardo Lander, Venezuelan Central University, Caracas

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